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samāṁ ca kuru māṁ rājan<br>
:samāṁ ca kuru māṁ rājan
deva-vṛṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ<br>
:deva-vṛṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ
apartāv api bhadraṁ te<br>
:apartāv api bhadraṁ te
upāvarteta me vibho<br>
:upāvarteta me vibho
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samām—equally level; ca—also; kuru—make; mām—me; rājan—O King; deva-vṛṣṭam—fallen as rain by the mercy of King Indra; yathā—so that; payaḥ—water; apa-ṛtau—when the rainy season has ceased; api—even; bhadram—auspiciousness; te—unto you; upāvarteta—it can remain; me—on me; vibho—O Lord.
''samām''—equally level; ''ca''—also; ''kuru''—make; ''mām''—me; ''rājan''—O King; ''deva-vṛṣṭam''—fallen as rain by the mercy of King Indra; ''yathā''—so that; ''payaḥ''—water; ''apa-ṛtau''—when the rainy season has ceased; ''api''—even; ''bhadram''—auspiciousness; ''te''—unto you; ''upāvarteta''—it can remain; ''me''—on me; ''vibho''—O Lord.
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My dear King, may I inform you that you have to make the entire surface of the globe level. This will help me, even when the rainy season has ceased. Rainfall comes by the mercy of King Indra. Rainfall will remain on the surface of the globe, always keeping the earth moistened, and thus it will be auspicious for all kinds of production.
My dear King, may I inform you that you have to make the entire surface of the globe level. This will help me, even when the rainy season has ceased. Rainfall comes by the mercy of King Indra. Rainfall will remain on the surface of the globe, always keeping the earth moistened, and thus it will be auspicious for all kinds of production.
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King Indra of the heavenly planets is in charge of throwing thunderbolts and giving rainfall. Generally thunderbolts are thrown on the tops of hills in order to break them to pieces. As these pieces are spread asunder in due course of time, the surface of the globe gradually becomes fit for agriculture. Level land is especially conducive to the production of grain. Thus the planet earth requested Mahārāja Pṛthu to level the surface of the earth, breaking up the high land and mountains.
King Indra of the heavenly planets is in charge of throwing thunderbolts and giving rainfall. Generally thunderbolts are thrown on the tops of hills in order to break them to pieces. As these pieces are spread asunder in due course of time, the surface of the globe gradually becomes fit for agriculture. Level land is especially conducive to the production of grain. Thus the planet earth requested Mahārāja Pṛthu to level the surface of the earth, breaking up the high land and mountains.
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Revision as of 22:30, 30 November 2017

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 11

samāṁ ca kuru māṁ rājan
deva-vṛṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ
apartāv api bhadraṁ te
upāvarteta me vibho


SYNONYMS

samām—equally level; ca—also; kuru—make; mām—me; rājan—O King; deva-vṛṣṭam—fallen as rain by the mercy of King Indra; yathā—so that; payaḥ—water; apa-ṛtau—when the rainy season has ceased; api—even; bhadram—auspiciousness; te—unto you; upāvarteta—it can remain; me—on me; vibho—O Lord.


TRANSLATION

My dear King, may I inform you that you have to make the entire surface of the globe level. This will help me, even when the rainy season has ceased. Rainfall comes by the mercy of King Indra. Rainfall will remain on the surface of the globe, always keeping the earth moistened, and thus it will be auspicious for all kinds of production.


PURPORT

King Indra of the heavenly planets is in charge of throwing thunderbolts and giving rainfall. Generally thunderbolts are thrown on the tops of hills in order to break them to pieces. As these pieces are spread asunder in due course of time, the surface of the globe gradually becomes fit for agriculture. Level land is especially conducive to the production of grain. Thus the planet earth requested Mahārāja Pṛthu to level the surface of the earth, breaking up the high land and mountains.



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