prasthānābhimukho 'py enam
prasthānābhimukho 'py enam
anugraha-vilambitaḥ
paśyan padma-palāśākṣo
na pratasthe suhṛt satām
The Lord with lotus eyes, friend of the devotees, seeing Pṛthu, was delayed by his feelings of mercy as he was about to leave, and did not depart.
Enam refers to Pṛthu.
|| 4.20.21 ||
sa ādi-rājo racitāñjalir hariṁ
vilokituṁ nāśakad aśru-locanaḥ
na kiñcanovāca sa bāṣpa-viklavo
hṛdopaguhyāmum adhād avasthitaḥ
The first King, with folded hands, tears in his eyes, could not see the Lord. Because his voice was choked, he could not speak.
The extraordinary mercy of the Lord has been described. Now the extraordinary bhakti of Pṛthu is described. He remained standing, embracing the Lord in his heart.
|| 4.20.22 ||
athāvamṛjyāśru-kalā vilokayann
atṛpta-dṛg-gocaram āha pūruṣam
padā spṛśantaṁ kṣitim aṁsa unnate
vinyasta-hastāgram uraṅga-vidviṣaḥ
Wiping away his tears, Pṛthu saw the Lord, visible to his eyes which could not be satisfied. The Lord’s feet were touching the earth and his hand was placed on the elevated shoulder of Garuḍa.
He saw the Lord who had become visible to his eyes which could not be fully satisfied, and who touched the ground with his feet. Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the Lord’s feet do not touch the earth. However, controlled by extreme mercy, the Lord forgot himself, and his feet touched the earth. To keep himself from stumbling, he placed his hand on the elevated shoulder of Garuḍa.
|| 4.20.23 ||
pṛthur uvāca
varān vibho tvad varadeśvarād budhaḥ
kathaṁ vṛṇīte guṇa-vikriyātmanām
ye nārakāṇām api santi dehināṁ
tān īśa kaivalya-pate vṛṇe na ca
Pṛthu said: O Lord! How can an intelligent person ask for benedictions from you, the Lord who gives all benedictions? O Lord of liberation! I do not ask for those benedictions which exist for people in hellish existence, with minds which are a transformation of the guṇas.
Pṛthu replies to the Lord’s request to ask for a boon. How can an intelligent person ask? A foolish person will ask for material boons. Asking for Svarga and such things are the boons of the materialists with minds created by transformation of the guṇas. O Lord of kaivalya! Even the person desiring liberation does not ask for these boons. How can I accept them, since I cannot tolerate the name of liberation? (Even liberation is unattractive, what to speak of material enjoyment!)
|| 4.20.24 ||
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