वसु काल उपादत्ते काले चायं विमुञ्चति । सम: सर्वेषु भूतेषु प्रतपन् सूर्यवद्विभु: ॥ ६ ॥
vasu kala upadatte kale cayam vimuncati samah sarvesu bhutesu pratapan suryavad vibhuh
- vasu
- riches
- kale
- in due course of time
- upadatte
- exacts
- kale
- in due course of time
- ca
- also
- ayam
- this King Prthu
- vimuncati
- returns
- samah
- equal
- sarvesu
- to all
- bhutesu
- living entities
- pratapan
- shining
- surya-vat
- like the sun-god
- vibhuh
- powerful.
This King Prthu will be as powerful as the sun-god, and just as the sun-god equally distributes his sunshine to everyone, King Prthu will distribute his mercy equally. Similarly, just as the sun-god evaporates water for eight months and, during the rainy season, returns it profusely, this King will also exact taxes from the citizens and return these monies in times of need.