Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.18.28
ततो महीपति: प्रीत: सर्वकामदुघां पृथु: ।
दुहितृत्वे चकारेमां प्रेम्णा दुहितृवत्सल: ॥ २८ ॥
tato mahīpatiḥ prītaḥ
[tato maheepatih preetah]
sarva-kāma-dughāṁ pṛthuḥ
[sarva-kaama-dughaam prithuh]
duhitṛtve cakāremāṁ
[duhitritve chakaaremaam]
premṇā duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
[premnaa duhitri-vatsalah]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
thereafter
mahī-patiḥ
—
the King
prītaḥ
—
being pleased
sarva-kāma
—
all desirables
dughām
—
producing as milk
pṛthuḥ
—
King Pṛthu
duhitṛtve
—
treating as his daughter
cakāra
—
did
imām
—
unto the planet earth
premṇā
—
out of affection
duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
—
affectionate to his daughter.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato mahīpatiḥ prītaḥ
tataḥ
thereafter
mahī-patiḥ
the King
prītaḥ
being pleased
sarva-kāma-dughāṁ pṛthuḥ
sarva-kāma
all desirables
dughām
producing as milk
pṛthuḥ
King Pṛthu
duhitṛtve cakāremāṁ
duhitṛtve
treating as his daughter
cakāra
did
imām
unto the planet earth
premṇā duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
premṇā
out of affection
duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
affectionate to his daughter.
Thereafter King Pṛthu was very satisfied with the planet earth, for she sufficiently supplied all food to various living entities. Thus he developed an affection for the planet earth, just as if she were his own daughter.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Pṛthu, the King, became fond of the earth, suppler of all foods, and out of affection made her is daughter. He was affectionate to his daughter.
It was inappropriate to take her as a wife, since he milked her for food with his own hands. It was inappropriate to take her as his mother, since he threatened to punish her with his arrows in his hand. Finally, when affection appeared, he took suitably her as his daughter.
Personal Guidance
Pṛthu was satisfied with earth and developed affection for her like a daughter. The figure who once threatened becomes a parent; once she serves correctly, his stance softens entirely.
Reflection Questions
- Whose threat in my past could become parental affection if they now function rightly?
- Where am I holding onto threatening posture past the point that the situation has actually resolved?
My note
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