प्रियव्रतस्य राजर्षेरङ्गस्यास्मत्पितुः पितुः ॥२८॥
ईदृशानामथान्येषामजस्य च भवस्य च ।
प्रह्लादस्य बलेश्चापि कृत्यमस्ति गदाभृता ॥२९॥
manor uttÄnapÄdasya
dhruvasyÄpi mahÄ«pateḥ
priyavratasya rÄjará¹£er
aá¹…gasyÄsmat-pituḥ pituḥ
Ä«dṛśÄnÄm athÄnyeá¹£Äm
ajasya ca bhavasya ca
prahlÄdasya baleÅ› cÄpi
ká¹›tyam asti gadÄbhá¹›tÄ
manoḥ - of Manu (SvÄyambhuva Manu); uttÄnapÄdasya - of UttÄnapÄda, the father of Dhruva MahÄrÄja; dhruvasya - of Dhruva MahÄrÄja; api - certainly; mahÄ«-pateḥ - of the great king; priyavratasya - of Priyavrata, in the family of MahÄrÄja Dhruva; rÄjará¹£eḥ - of great saintly kings; aá¹…gasya - of the name Aá¹…ga; asmat - my; pituḥ - of my father; pituḥ - of the father; Ä«dṛśÄnÄm - of such personalities; atha - also; anyeá¹£Äm - of others; ajasya - of the supreme immortal; ca - also; bhavasya - of the living entities; ca - also; prahlÄdasya - of MahÄrÄja PrahlÄda; baleḥ - of MahÄrÄja Bali; ca - also; api - certainly; ká¹›tyam - acknowledged by them; asti - there is; gadÄ-bhá¹›tÄ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries a club.
This is confirmed not only by the evidence of the Vedas but also by the personal behavior of great personalities like Manu, UttÄnapÄda, Dhruva, Priyavrata and my grandfather Aá¹…ga, as well as by many other great personalities and ordinary living entities, exemplified by MahÄrÄja PrahlÄda and Bali, all of whom are theists, believing in the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries a club.
Narottama dÄsa ṬhÄkura states that one has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master (sÄdhu-Å›Ästra-guru-vÄkya). A saintly person is one who follows the Vedic injunctions, which are the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word guru refers to one who gives proper direction under the authority of the Vedic injunctions and according to the examples of the lives of great personalities. The best way to mold one’s life is to follow in the footsteps of the authorized personalities like those mentioned herein by Pá¹›thu MahÄrÄja, beginning with SvÄyambhuva Manu. The safest path in life is to follow such great personalities, especially those mentioned in the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam. The mahÄjanas, or great personalities, are BrahmÄ, Lord Åšiva, NÄrada Muni, Manu, the KumÄras, PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja, Bali MahÄrÄja, YamarÄja, BhÄ«á¹£ma, Janaka, Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« and Kapila Muni.
