श्रीशुक उवाच एवं पितरि सम्प्रवृत्ते तदनुशासने वर्तमान आग्नीध्रो जम्बूद्वीपौकस: प्रजा औरसवद्धर्मावेक्षमाण: पर्यगोपायत् ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca evam pitari sampravrtte tad-anusasane vartamana agnidhro jambudvipaukasah praja aurasavad dharmaveksamanah paryagopayat.
- sri-sukah
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami
- uvaca
- said
- evam
- thus
- pitari
- when his father
- sampravrtte
- took to the path of liberation
- tat-anusasane
- according to his order
- vartamanah
- situated
- agnidhrah
- King Agnidhra
- jambu-dvipa-okasah
- the inhabitants of Jambudvipa
- prajah
- citizens
- aurasa-vat
- as if they were his sons
- dharma
- religious principles
- aveksamanah
- strictly observing
- paryagopayat
- completely protected
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: After his father, Maharaja Priyavrata, departed to follow the path of spiritual life by undergoing austerities, King Agnidhra completely obeyed his order. Strictly observing the principles of religion, he gave full protection to the inhabitants of Jambudvipa as if they were his own begotten sons.