यर्हि वाव ह राजन् स राजपुत्र: प्रियव्रत: परमभागवतो नारदस्य चरणोपसेवयाञ्जसावगतपरमार्थसतत्त्वो ब्रह्मसत्रेण दीक्षिष्यमाण: अवनितलपरिपालनायाम्नातप्रवरगुणगणैकान्तभाजनतया स्वपित्रोपामन्त्रितो भगवति वासुदेव एवाव्यवधानसमाधियोगेन समावेशित-सकलकारकक्रियाकलापो नैवाभ्यनन्दद्यद्यपि तदप्रत्याम्नातव्यं तदधिकरण आत्मनोऽन्यस्माद सतोऽपि पराभवमन्वीक्षमाण: ॥ ६ ॥
yarhi vava ha rajan sa raja-putrah priyavratah parama-bhagavato naradasya caranopasevayanjasavagata-paramartha-satattvo brahma-satrena diksisyamano ’vani-tala-paripalanayamnata-pravara-guna-ganaikanta-bhajanataya sva-pitropamantrito bhagavati vasudeva evavyavadhana-samadhi-yogena samavesita-sakala-karaka-kriya-kalapo naivabhyanandad yadyapi tad apratyamnatavyam tad-adhikarana atmano ’nyasmad asato ’pi parabhavam anviksamanah.
- yarhi
- because
- vava ha
- indeed
- rajan
- O King
- sah
- he
- raja-putrah
- the Prince
- priyavratah
- Priyavrata
- parama
- supreme
- bhagavatah
- devotee
- naradasya
- of Narada
- carana
- the lotus feet
- upasevaya
- by serving
- anjasa
- quickly
- avagata
- became aware of
- parama-artha
- transcendental subject matter
- sa-tattvah
- with all knowable facts
- brahma-satrena
- by continuous discussion of the Supreme
- diksisyamanah
- desiring to fully dedicate himself
- avani-tala
- the surface of the globe
- paripalanaya
- to rule over
- amnata
- directed in the revealed scriptures
- pravara
- highest
- guna
- of qualities
- gana
- the sum total
- ekanta
- without deviation
- bhajanataya
- because of his possessing
- sva-pitra
- by his father
- upamantritah
- being asked
- bhagavati
- in the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- vasudeve
- the all-pervading Lord
- eva
- certainly
- avyavadhana
- without cessation
- samadhi-yogena
- by practicing yoga in complete absorption
- samavesita
- completely dedicated
- sakala
- all
- karaka
- senses
- kriya-kalapah
- whose total activities
- na
- not
- eva
- thus
- abhyanandat
- welcomed
- yadyapi
- although
- tat
- that
- apratyamnatavyam
- not to be rejected for any reason
- tat-adhikarane
- in occupying that post
- atmanah
- of himself
- anyasmat
- by other engagements
- asatah
- material
- api
- certainly
- parabhavam
- deterioration
- anviksamanah
- foreseeing
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, Prince Priyavrata was a great devotee because he sought the lotus feet of Narada, his spiritual master, and thus achieved the highest perfection in transcendental knowledge. With advanced knowledge, he always engaged in discussing spiritual subjects and did not divert his attention to anything else. The Prince’s father then asked him to take charge of ruling the world. He tried to convince Priyavrata that this was his duty as indicated in the revealed scriptures. Prince Priyavrata, however, was continuously practicing bhakti-yoga by constantly remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thus engaging all his senses in the service of the Lord. Therefore, although the order of his father could not be rejected, the Prince did not welcome it. Thus he very conscientiously raised the question of whether he might be diverted from devotional service by accepting the responsibility of ruling over the world.