न मुञ्चस्यात्मरुद्धानि मामवज्ञाय मन्दधीः ॥२४॥
tvaá¹ khalv oá¹£adhi-bÄ«jÄni
prÄk sṛṣá¹Äni svayambhuvÄ
na muñcasy Ätma-ruddhÄni
mÄm avajñÄya manda-dhīḥ
tvam - you; khalu - certainly; oá¹£adhi - of herbs, plants and grains; bÄ«jÄni - the seeds; prÄk - formerly; sṛṣá¹Äni - created; svayambhuvÄ - by Lord BrahmÄ; na - do not; muñcasi - deliver; Ätma-ruddhÄni - hidden within yourself; mÄm - me; avajñÄya - disobeying; manda-dhīḥ - less intelligent.
You have so lost your intelligence that, despite my orders, you do not deliver the seeds of herbs and grains formerly created by BrahmÄ and now hidden within yourself.
While creating all the planets in the universe, Lord BrahmÄ also created the seeds of various grains, herbs, plants and trees. When sufficient water falls from the clouds, the seeds fructify and produce fruits, grains, vegetables, etc. By his example, Pá¹›thu MahÄrÄja indicates that whenever there is a scarcity in food production, the head of the government should take steps to see why production is being held up and what should be done to rectify the situation.
