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TEXT 23
pitary uparate so pi
cakravarti maha-yasah
mahima giyate tasya
harer amsa-bhuvo bhuvi
SYNONYMS
pitariafter his father; uparatepassed away; sahthe Kings son; apialso; cakravartithe emperor; maha-yasahvery famous; mahimaglories; giyateare glorified; tasyahis; harehof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; amsa-bhuvaha partial representation; bhuviupon this earth.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: When Maharaja Dusmanta passed away from this earth, his son became the emperor of the world, the proprietor of the seven islands. He is referred to as a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this world.
PURPORT
Anyone extraordinarily powerful must be considered a partial representation of the opulence of the Supreme Godhead. Therefore when the son of Maharaja Dusmanta became the emperor of the entire world, he was celebrated in this way.
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