ŚB 4.20.17
Devanagari
मैत्रेय उवाच
स इत्थं लोकगुरुणा विष्वक्सेनेन विश्वजित् ।
अनुशासित आदेशं शिरसा जगृहे हरे: ॥ १७ ॥
स इत्थं लोकगुरुणा विष्वक्सेनेन विश्वजित् ।
अनुशासित आदेशं शिरसा जगृहे हरे: ॥ १७ ॥
Texto
maitreya uvāca
sa itthaṁ loka-guruṇā
viṣvaksenena viśva-jit
anuśāsita ādeśaṁ
śirasā jagṛhe hareḥ
sa itthaṁ loka-guruṇā
viṣvaksenena viśva-jit
anuśāsita ādeśaṁ
śirasā jagṛhe hareḥ
Palabra por palabra
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya dijo; saḥ — él; ittham — de esta forma; loka-guruṇā — por el maestro supremo de todas las gentes; viṣvaksenena — por la Personalidad de Dios; viśva-jit — el conquistador del mundo (Mahārāja Pṛthu); anuśāsitaḥ — habiendo recibido la orden; ādeśam — instrucciones; śirasā — sobre la cabeza; jagṛhe — aceptó; hareḥ — de la Personalidad de Dios.
Traducción
El gran santo Maitreya continuó: Mi querido Vidura, de esta forma, Mahārāja Pṛthu, el conquistador del mundo entero, aceptó sobre su cabeza las instrucciones de la Suprema Personalidad de Dios.
Significado
One should accept the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by bowing down at the lotus feet of the Lord. This means that anything spoken by the Personality of Godhead should be taken as it is, with great care and attention and with great respect. It is not our business to amend the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or make additions or alterations, as it has become a custom for many so-called scholars and svāmīs who comment on the words of Bhagavad-gītā. Here the practical example of how to accept the instruction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is shown by Pṛthu Mahārāja. This is the way to receive knowledge through the paramparā system.