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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.14

ఋషిభిర్యాచితో భేజే నవమం పార్థివం వపు: । దుగ్ధేమామోషధీర్విప్రాస్తేనాయం స ఉశత్తమ: ॥ ౧౪ ॥
ṛṣibhir yācito bheje
[rishibhir yaachito bheje]
navamaṁ pārthivaṁ vapuḥ
[navamam paarthivam vapuh]
dugdhemām oṣadhīr viprās
[dugdhemaam oshadheer vipraas]
tenāyaṁ sa uśattamaḥ
[tenaayam sa ushattamah]
ṛṣibhiḥ — by the sages yācitaḥ — being prayed for bheje — accepted navamam — the ninth one pārthivam — the ruler of the earth vapuḥ — body dugdha — milking imām — all these oṣadhīḥ — products of the earth viprāḥ — O brāhmaṇas tena — by ayam — this saḥ — he uśattamaḥ — beautifully attractive.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ṛṣibhir yācito bheje
ṛṣibhiḥ
by the sages
yācitaḥ
being prayed for
bheje
accepted
navamaṁ pārthivaṁ vapuḥ
navamam
the ninth one
pārthivam
the ruler of the earth
vapuḥ
body
dugdhemām oṣadhīr viprās
dugdha
milking
imām
all these
oṣadhīḥ
products of the earth
viprāḥ
O brāhmaṇas
tenāyaṁ sa uśattamaḥ
tena
by
ayam
this
saḥ
he
uśattamaḥ
beautifully attractive.
O brāhmaṇas, in the ninth incarnation, the Lord, prayed for by sages, accepted the body of a king [Pṛthu] who cultivated the land to yield various produce, and for that reason the earth was beautiful and attractive.

Before the advent of King Pṛthu, there was great havoc of maladministration due to the vicious life of the previous king, the father of Mahārāja Pṛthu. The intelligent class of men (namely the sages and the brāhmaṇas ) not only prayed for the Lord to come down, but also dethroned the previous king. It is the duty of the king to be pious and thus look after the all-around welfare of the citizens. Whenever there is some negligence on the part of the king in discharging his duty, the intelligent class of men must dethrone him. The intelligent class of men, however, do not occupy the royal throne, because they have much more important duties for the welfare of the public. Instead of occupying the royal throne, they prayed for the incarnation of the Lord, and the Lord came as Mahārāja Pṛthu. Real intelligent men, or qualified brāhmaṇas, never aspire for political posts. Mahārāja Pṛthu excavated many produces from the earth, and thus not only did the citizens become happy to have such a good king, but the complete sight of the earth also became beautiful and attractive.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Ninth, requested by the sages the Lord took the form of King Pṛthu. Because he milked herbs from the earth, he is considered the most desirable of the avatāras.
Commentary

Pārthivam vapuḥ means the body of a king, Pṛthu. Pārthavam is another version, which means relating to Pṛthu. “Herbs” is representative of other things also. He milked all things from the earth. Dugdha should actually be adugdha. This form is poetic license. Because of that he is considered the most desirable of the avatāras (uśattamaḥ). Uśa means desired or dear.

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