इति ह वाव स जगतीपतिरीश्वरेच्छयाधिनिवेशितकर्माधिकारोऽखिलजगद्बन्धध्वंसनपरानुभावस्य भगवत आदिपुरुषस्याङ्घ्रियुगलानवरतध्यानानुभावेन परिरन्धितकषायाशयोऽवदातोऽपि मानवर्धनो महतां महीतलमनुशशास ॥ २३ ॥
iti ha vava sa jagati-patir isvarecchayadhinivesita-karmadhikaro ’khila-jagad-bandha-dhvamsana-paranubhavasya bhagavata adi-purusasyanghri-yugalanavarata-dhyananubhavena parirandhita-kasayasayo ’vadato ’pi mana-vardhano mahatam mahitalam anusasasa.
- iti
- thus
- ha vava
- indeed
- sah
- he
- jagati-patih
- the emperor of the whole universe
- isvara-icchaya
- by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- adhinivesita
- completely engaged
- karma-adhikarah
- in material affairs
- akhila-jagat
- of the entire universe
- bandha
- bondage
- dhvamsana
- destroying
- para
- transcendental
- anubhavasya
- whose influence
- bhagavatah
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- adi-purusasya
- the original person
- anghri
- on the lotus feet
- yugala
- two
- anavarata
- constant
- dhyana-anubhavena
- by meditation
- parirandhita
- destroyed
- kasaya
- all the dirty things
- asayah
- in his heart
- avadatah
- completely pure
- api
- although
- mana-vardhanah
- just to give honor
- mahatam
- to superiors
- mahitalam
- the material world
- anusasasa
- ruled
Following the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Maharaja Priyavrata fully engaged in worldly affairs, yet he always thought of the lotus feet of the Lord, which are the cause of liberation from all material attachment. Although Priyavrata Maharaja was completely freed from all material contamination, he ruled the material world just to honor the orders of his superiors.