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  "name":"SB 9.20.23",
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  "label":"Text 23",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.20.23",
  "description":"Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Mahārāja Duṣmanta passed away from this earth, his son became the emperor of the world, the proprietor of the seven islands. He is referred to as a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this world."

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SB 9.20.23

Text

pitary uparate so 'pi
cakravartī mahā-yaśāḥ
mahimā gīyate tasya
harer aṁśa-bhuvo bhuvi

Synonyms

pitari—after his father; uparate—passed away; saḥ—the King's son; api—also; cakravartī—the emperor; mahā-yaśāḥ—very famous; mahimā—glories; gīyate—are glorified; tasya—his; hareḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aṁśa-bhuvaḥ—a partial representation; bhuvi—upon this earth.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Mahārāja Duṣmanta passed away from this earth, his son became the emperor of the world, the proprietor of the seven islands. He is referred to as a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this world.

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (Bg. 10.41) it is said:

yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ
śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā
tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ
mama tejo 'ṁśa-sambhavam

Anyone extraordinarily powerful must be considered a partial representation of the opulence of the Supreme Godhead. Therefore when the son of Mahārāja Duṣmanta became the emperor of the entire world, he was celebrated in this way.