ayaá¹ bhuvo maṇá¸alam odayÄdrer
goptaika-vÄ«ro naradeva-nÄthaḥ
ÄsthÄya jaitraá¹ ratham Ätta-cÄpaḥ
paryasyate daká¹£iṇato yathÄrkaḥ
ayam - this King; bhuvaḥ - of the world; maṇá¸alam - the globe; Ä-udaya-adreḥ - from the mountain where the first appearance of the sun is visible; goptÄ - will protect; eka - uniquely; vÄ«raḥ - powerful, heroic; nara-deva - of all kings, gods in human society; nÄthaḥ - the master; ÄsthÄya - being situated on; jaitram - victorious; ratham - his chariot; Ätta-cÄpaḥ - holding the bow; paryasyate - he will circumambulate; daká¹£iṇataḥ - from the southern side; yathÄ - like; arkaḥ - the sun.
In this verse the word yathÄrkaḥ indicates that the sun is not fixed but is rotating in its orbit, which is set by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in the Brahma-saá¹hitÄ and also in other parts of ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam. In the Fifth Canto of ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam it is stated that the sun rotates in its own orbit at the rate of sixteen thousand miles per second. Similarly, Brahma-saá¹hitÄ states, yasyÄjñayÄ bhramati sambhá¹›ta-kÄla-cakraḥ: the sun rotates in its own orbit according to the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The conclusion is that the sun is not fixed in one place. As far as Pá¹›thu MahÄrÄja is concerned, it is indicated that his ruling power would extend all over the world. The HimÄlaya Mountains, from which the sunrise is first seen, are called udayÄcala or udayÄdri. It is herein indicated that Pá¹›thu MahÄrÄja’s reign over the world would cover even the HimÄlaya Mountains and extend to the borders of all oceans and seas. In other words, his reign would cover the entire planet.
Another significant word in this verse is naradeva. As described in previous verses, the qualified king — be he King Pá¹›thu or any other king who rules over the state as an ideal king — should be understood to be God in human form. According to Vedic culture, the king is honored as the Supreme Personality of Godhead because he represents NÄrÄyaṇa, who also gives protection to the citizens. He is therefore nÄtha, or the proprietor. Even SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« gave respect to the Nawab Hussain Shah as naradeva, although the Nawab was Muhammadan. A king or governmental head must therefore be so competent to rule over the state that the citizens will worship him as God in human form. That is the perfectional stage for the head of any government or state.