SB 1.3.14 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 14
Rishivir yachito bheje navabam parthibam bapuh Dugdha emamoshadhir viprah tena ayam sa ushattamah.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Rishivir—by the sages, yachito—being prayed for, bheje—accepted, navabam—the nineth one, parthibam—the ruler of the earth, bapuh—body, dugdha—milking, emam—all these, oshadhi—product of the earth, vipra—oh the Brahmins, tena—by him, ayam—this, ushattamah—beautifully attractive.
TRANSLATION
Oh the Brahmins, the nineth incarnation of the Lord was advented by Him being prayed for by the sages. He accepted the body of king (Prithu) who cultivated the land by various produce and for that reason the earth is so beautiful and attractive.
PURPORT
Before the advent of King Prithu, there was great havoc of maladministration due to the vicious life of the previous king or the father of Maharaj Prithu. The intelligent class of men of the society (namely the sages and the Brahmins) not only prayed the Lord to come down but also they dethroned the previous king. It is the duty of the king to be pious and thus looking after the all round welfare of the citizens. Whenever there is some negligence on the part of the King in the matter of discharging the King's duty, the intelligent class of men must dethrone such a worthless king. The intelligent class of men however do not occupy the royal throne because they have much a more important duty for welfare of the public. Such intelligent class of men instead of occuping the royal throne they prayed for the incarnation of the Lord and the Lord came as Maharaj Prithu. Real intelligent class of men or qualified Brahmins never aspire after political post. Maharaj Prithu excavated many produce from the earth and thus not only the citizens became happy to have such good king but also the complete sight of the earth became beautiful and attractive.