Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 19
The Sūtas Foretell the Glories and Future Deeds of King Pṛthu
अयं तु साक्षाद्भगवांस्त्र्यधीश:कूटस्थ आत्मा कलयावतीर्ण: । यस्मिन्नविद्यारचितं निरर्थकंपश्यन्ति नानात्वमपि प्रतीतम् ॥ १९ ॥
ayaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavāṁs try-adhīśaḥ kūṭa-stha ātmā kalayāvatīrṇaḥ yasminn avidyā-racitaṁ nirarthakaṁ paśyanti nānātvam api pratītam
此王为三界之主，直接蒙至上人格神（薄伽梵）加持而得力；他是恒常不变的真我，以分身之力降世，为“摄受神力的化身”（śaktyāveśa-avatāra）。作为解脱而通达的灵魂，他见一切由无明所造的物质差别，纵然显现，也皆无意义。
The reciters of these prayers are describing the transcendental qualities of Pṛthu Mahārāja. These qualities are summarized in the words sākṣād bhagavān. This indicates that Mahārāja Pṛthu is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead and therefore possesses unlimited good qualities. Being an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mahārāja Pṛthu could not be equaled in his excellent qualities. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is fully equipped with six kinds of opulences, and King Pṛthu was also empowered in such a way that he could display these six opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in full.
FAQs
This verse says that the many divisions seen in the world are a perception shaped by ignorance—an appearance without ultimate substance—while the Supreme Lord remains the unchanging Self.
In the context of Pṛthu’s coronation, the sages recognize him as a divine descent empowered by the Lord’s own potency, meant to restore dharma and proper governance.
Train the mind to see beyond labels and conflicts created by ignorance, and anchor decisions in devotion and spiritual identity—remembering the steady Lord within all beings.