Shloka 7
पृथुरुवाच अहो आचरितं किं मे मङ्गलं मङ्गलायना: । यस्य वो दर्शनं ह्यासीद्दुर्दर्शानां च योगिभि: ॥ ७ ॥
pṛthur uvāca aho ācaritaṁ kiṁ me maṅgalaṁ maṅgalāyanāḥ yasya vo darśanaṁ hy āsīd durdarśānāṁ ca yogibhiḥ
King Pṛthu said: “O great sages, you are the very abode of auspiciousness. What pious deed have I performed that I have obtained your darśana so easily? Even for mystic yogīs, seeing you is exceedingly rare.”
When something uncommon happens in one’s progressive spiritual life, it should be understood to be incurred by ajñāta-sukṛti, or pious activities beyond one’s knowledge. To see personally the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His pure devotee is not an ordinary incident. When such things happen, they should be understood to be caused by previous pious activity, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (7.28) : yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām. One who is completely freed from all the resultant actions of sinful activities and who is absorbed only in pious activities can engage in devotional service. Although Mahārāja Pṛthu’s life was full of pious activities, he was wondering how his audience with the Kumāras happened. He could not imagine what kind of pious activities he had performed. This is a sign of humility on the part of King Pṛthu, whose life was so full of pious activities that even Lord Viṣṇu came to see him and predicted that the Kumāras would also come.
FAQs
This verse shows that beholding exalted saints is itself a rare blessing—so rare that even accomplished yogīs struggle to attain it—therefore darśana of pure devotees is described as profoundly auspicious.
On receiving the unexpected visit of the Four Kumāras, Pṛthu expresses deep humility, attributing their presence not to his greatness but to some unknown auspicious merit and to their own supremely auspicious nature.
Cultivate humility and seek uplifting association: value time spent with saintly teachers and sincere devotees, and treat such contact as a rare opportunity for spiritual growth rather than a casual event.