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| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 17: Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.17.4
prakṛtyā viṣamā devī
kṛtā tena samā katham
tasya medhyaḿ hayaḿ devaḥ
kasya hetor apāharat
SYNONYMS
prakṛtyā — by nature; viṣamā — not level; devī — the earth; kṛtā — was made; tena — by him; samā — level; katham — how; tasya — his; medhyam — meant for offering in the sacrifice; hayam — horse; devaḥ — the demigod Indra; kasya — for what; hetoḥ — reason; apāharat — stole.
TRANSLATION
The surface of the earth is by nature low in some places and high in others. How did King Pṛthu level the surface of the earth, and why did the King of heaven, Indra, steal the horse meant for the sacrifice ?
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness