Canto & Chapters
Creation of the Fourth Order (31 Chapters)
Chapter 160v
Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
Chapter 234v
Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva
Chapter 323v
Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī
Chapter 434v
Satī Quits Her Body
Chapter 526v
Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
Chapter 650v
Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
Chapter 761v
The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
Chapter 881v
Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
Chapter 963v
Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
Chapter 1028v
Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas
Chapter 1135v
Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting
Chapter 1251v
Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
Chapter 1346v
Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
Chapter 1444v
The Story of King Vena
Chapter 1525v
King Pṛthu’s Appearance and Coronation
Chapter 1627v
Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters
Chapter 1734v
Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth
Chapter 1830v
Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet
Chapter 1941v
King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
Chapter 2037v
Lord Viṣṇu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu
Chapter 2151v
Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
Chapter 2263v
Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras
Chapter 2337v
Mahārāja Pṛthu’s Going Back Home
Chapter 2476v
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
Chapter 2558v
The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana
Chapter 2624v
King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry
Chapter 2730v
Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana; the Character of Kālakanyā
Chapter 2864v
Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
Chapter 2974v
Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
Chapter 3049v
The Activities of the Pracetās
Chapter 3131v
Nārada Instructs the Pracetās
Canto 4, Chapter 21

Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

Verse 43 (SB 4.21.43)
SB 4.21.43 • मूल श्लोक

तेषामहं पादसरोजरेणु- मार्या वहेयाधिकिरीटमायु: । यं नित्यदा बिभ्रत आशु पापं नश्यत्यमुं सर्वगुणा भजन्ति ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

teṣām ahaṁ pāda-saroja-reṇum āryā vaheyādhi-kirīṭam āyuḥ yaṁ nityadā bibhrata āśu pāpaṁ naśyaty amuṁ sarva-guṇā bhajanti

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

teṣām — of all of them; aham — I; pāda — feet; saroja — lotus; reṇum — dust; āryāḥ — O respectable persons; vaheya — shall bear; adhi — up to; kirīṭam — helmet; āyuḥ — up to the end of life; yam — which; nityadā — always; bibhrataḥ — carrying; āśu — very soon; pāpam — sinful activities; naśyati — are vanquished; amum — all those; sarva-guṇāḥ — fully qualified; bhajanti — worship.

Translation

“O respectable personalities present here, I beg the blessings of all of you that I may perpetually carry on my crown the dust of the lotus feet of such brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas until the end of my life. He who can carry such dust on his head is very soon relieved of all the reactions which arise from sinful life, and eventually he develops all good and desirable qualities.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
It is said that one who has unflinching faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which means unflinching faith in the Vaiṣṇava or the pure devotee of the Supreme Lord, develops all the good qualities of the demigods: yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ (Bhāg. 5.18.12). Prahlāda Mahārāja also said, naiṣāṁ matis tāvad urukramāṅghrim (Bhāg. 7.5.32): unless one takes the dust of the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava on one’s head, one cannot understand what the Supreme Personality of Godhead is, and unless one knows the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one’s life remains imperfect. A great soul who has fully surrendered to the Supreme Lord after understanding Him fully and after repeatedly undergoing austerities and penances for many, many lives is very rare. The crown of a king is simply a big load if the king or head of the state does not actually bear the dust of the lotus feet of brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas. In other words, if a liberal king like Pṛthu Mahārāja does not follow the instructions of brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas or does not follow the brahminical culture, he is simply a burden on the state, for he cannot benefit the citizens. Mahārāja Pṛthu is the perfect example of an ideal chief executive.