Shloka 9
Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Renunciation, Austerities, Departure, and the Glory of Hearing His History
सनत्कुमारो भगवान् यदाहाध्यात्मिकं परम् । योगं तेनैव पुरुषमभजत्पुरुषर्षभ: ॥ ९ ॥
sanat-kumāro bhagavān yad āhādhyātmikaṁ param yogaṁ tenaiva puruṣam abhajat puruṣarṣabhaḥ
وهكذا اتّبع مهاراجا بريثو، خيرَ البشر، طريق اليوغا الروحية العليا التي أوصى بها سنَتْكُمارا المبارك؛ أي إنه عبدَ الشخصية الإلهية العليا، شري كريشنا.
In this verse it is clearly said that Mahārāja Pṛthu, practicing the prāṇāyāma-yoga system, engaged in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as advised by the saint Sanat-kumāra. In this verse the words puruṣam abhajat puruṣarṣabhaḥ are significant. Puruṣarṣabha refers to Mahārāja Pṛthu, the best amongst human beings, and puruṣam refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The conclusion is that the best man amongst all men engages in the service of the Supreme Person. One puruṣa is worshipable, and the other puruṣa is the worshiper. When the puruṣa who worships, the living entity, thinks of becoming one with the Supreme Person, he simply becomes bewildered and falls into the darkness of ignorance. As stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (2.12) , all living entities assembled in the battlefield, as well as Kṛṣṇa Himself, were also present in the past as individuals and would continue to be present in the future as individuals also. Therefore the two puruṣas, the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, never lose their respective identities.
FAQs
This verse states that Sanat-kumāra taught a supreme, spiritual (adhyātmika) yoga, and that Pṛthu Mahārāja adopted that same discipline to worship the Supreme Person.
Because Sanat-kumāra’s instruction was the highest spiritual path; Pṛthu, being an ideal king and devotee, practiced it specifically as worship (bhajana) of the Supreme Person.
Seek authentic guidance, practice steady self-discipline, and orient your meditation and daily duties toward serving and remembering the Supreme Person rather than mere self-improvement.