सत्सेवनीयो बत पूरुवंशो
यल्लोकपालो भगवत्प्रधानः ।
बभूविथेहाजितकीर्तिमालां
पदे पदे नूतनयस्यभीक्ष्णम् ॥१॥
maitreya uvÄca
sat-sevanīyo bata pūru-vamśo
yal loka-pÄlo bhagavat-pradhÄnaḥ
babhÅ«vithehÄjita-kÄ«rti-mÄlÄá¹
pade pade nūtanayasy abhīkṣṇam
maitreyaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Maitreya Muni said; sat-sevanÄ«yaḥ - worthy to serve the pure devotees; bata - oh, certainly; pÅ«ru-vamÅ›aḥ - the descendants of King PÅ«ru; yat - because; loka-pÄlaḥ - the kings are; bhagavat-pradhÄnaḥ - chiefly devoted to the Personality of Godhead; babhÅ«vitha - you are also born; iha - in this; ajita - the Lord, who is unconquerable; kÄ«rti-mÄlÄm - chain of transcendental activities; pade pade - step by step; nÅ«tanayasi - becoming newer and newer; abhÄ«kṣṇam - always.
The great sage Maitreya Muni said to Vidura: The royal dynasty of King PÅ«ru is worthy to serve the pure devotees because all the descendants of that family are devoted to the Personality of Godhead. You are also born in that family, and it is wonderful that because of your attempt the transcendental pastimes of the Lord are becoming newer and newer at every moment.
The great sage Maitreya thanked Vidura and praised him by reference to his family glories. The PÅ«ru dynasty was full of devotees of the Personality of Godhead and was therefore glorious. Because they were not attached to impersonal Brahman or to the localized ParamÄtmÄ but were directly attached to BhagavÄn, the Personality of Godhead, they were worthy to render service to the Lord and His pure devotees. Because Vidura was one of the descendants of that family, naturally he engaged in spreading wide the ever-new glories of the Lord. Maitreya felt happy to have such glorious company as Vidura. He considered the company of Vidura most desirable because such association can accelerate one’s dormant propensities for devotional service.
