प्रियव्रतकृतं कर्म को नु कुर्याद्विनेश्वरम् ।
यो नेमिनिम्नैरकरोच्छायां घ्नन्सप्त वारिधीन् ॥३९॥
tasya ha vÄ ete Å›lokÄḥ —
priyavrata-ká¹›taá¹ karma
ko nu kuryÄd vineÅ›varam
yo nemi-nimnair akaroc
chÄyÄá¹ ghnan sapta vÄridhÄ«n
tasya - his; ha vÄ - certainly; ete - all these; Å›lokÄḥ - verses; priyavrata - by King Priyavrata; ká¹›tam - done; karma - activities; kaḥ - who; nu - then; kuryÄt - can execute; vinÄ - without; Ä«Å›varam - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yaḥ - one who; nemi - of the rim of the wheels of his chariot; nimnaiḥ - by the depressions; akarot - made; chÄyÄm - darkness; ghnan - dissipating; sapta - seven; vÄridhÄ«n - oceans.
There are many famous verses regarding MahÄrÄja Priyavrata’s activities:
“No one but the Supreme Personality of Godhead could do what MahÄrÄja Priyavrata has done. MahÄrÄja Priyavrata dissipated the darkness of night, and with the rims of his great chariot, he excavated seven oceans.â€
There are many excellent verses, famous all over the world, concerning the activities of MahÄrÄja Priyavrata. He is so celebrated that his activities are compared to those of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sometimes a sincere servant and devotee of the Lord is also called bhagavÄn. ÅšrÄ« NÄrada is called bhagavÄn, and Lord Åšiva and VyÄsadeva are also sometimes called bhagavÄn. This designation, bhagavÄn, is sometimes conferred upon a pure devotee by the grace of the Lord so that he will be very highly esteemed. MahÄrÄja Priyavrata was such a devotee.
