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tasya ha va ete slokah
priyavrata-krtam karma
ko nu kuryad vinesvaram
yo nemi-nimnair akaroc
chayam ghnan sapta varidhin
SYNONYMS
tasyahis; ha vacertainly; eteall these; slokahverses; priyavrataby King Priyavrata; krtamdone; karmaactivities; kahwho; nuthen; kuryatcan execute; vinawithout; isvaramthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; yahone who; nemiof the rim of the wheels of his chariot; nimnaihby the depressions; akarotmade; chayamdarkness; ghnandissipating; saptaseven; varidhinoceans.
TRANSLATION
There are many famous verses regarding Maharaja Priyavratas activities:
No one but the Supreme Personality of Godhead could do what Maharaja Priyavrata has done. Maharaja Priyavrata dissipated the darkness of night, and with the rims of his great chariot, he excavated seven oceans.
PURPORT
There are many excellent verses, famous all over the world, concerning the activities of Maharaja Priyavrata. He is so celebrated that his activities are compared to those of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sometimes a sincere servant and devotee of the Lord is also called bhagavan. Sri Narada is called bhagavan, and Lord Siva and Vyasadeva are also sometimes called bhagavan. This designation, bhagavan, is sometimes conferred upon a pure devotee by the grace of the Lord so that he will be very highly esteemed. Maharaja Priyavrata was such a devotee.
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