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  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/34
    अस्पष्टकीर्तिः सुयशा मूर्खो भवति पण्डितः । इदं स्वस्त्ययनं पुंसाममङ्गल्यनिवारणम् ॥ ४-२३-३४ ॥aspaSTakIrtiH suyazA mUrkho bhavati paNDitaH । idaM svastyayanaM puMsAmamaGgalyanivAraNam ॥ 4-23-34 ॥Also, one who hears this narration three times will become very reputable if he is not recognized in society, and he will become a great scholar if he is illiterate. In other words, hearing of the narrations of Pṛthu Mahārāja is so auspicious that it drives away all bad luck. ॥ 4-23-34 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/33
    त्रिकृत्व इदमाकर्ण्य नरो नार्यथवाऽऽदृता । अप्रजः सुप्रजतमो निर्धनो धनवत्तमः ॥ ४-२३-३३ ॥trikRtva idamAkarNya naro nAryathavA''dRtA । aprajaH suprajatamo nirdhano dhanavattamaH ॥ 4-23-33 ॥It does not matter whether one is a man or woman. Anyone who, with great respect, hears this narration of Mahārāja Pṛthu will become the parent of many children if without children, and will become the richest if without money. ॥ 4-23-33 ॥
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/32
    ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मवर्चस्वी राजन्यो जगतीपतिः । वैश्यः पठन् विट्पतिः स्याच्छूद्रः सत्तमतामियात् ॥ ४-२३-३२ ॥brAhmaNo brahmavarcasvI rAjanyo jagatIpatiH । vaizyaH paThan viTpatiH syAcchUdraH sattamatAmiyAt ॥ 4-23-32 ॥If one hears of the characteristics of Pṛthu Mahārāja and is a brāhmaṇa, he becomes perfectly qualified with brahminical powers; if he is a kṣatriya, he becomes a king of the world; if he is a vaiśya, he becomes a master of other vaiśyas and many animals; and if he is a śūdra, he becomes the topmost devotee. ॥ 4-23-32 ॥
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/31
    य इदं सुमहत्पुण्यं श्रद्धयावहितः पठेत् । श्रावयेच्छृणुयाद्वापि स पृथोः पदवीमियात् ॥ ४-२३-३१ ॥ya idaM sumahatpuNyaM zraddhayAvahitaH paThet । zrAvayecchRNuyAdvApi sa pRthoH padavImiyAt ॥ 4-23-31 ॥Any person who describes the great characteristics of King Pṛthu with faith and determination — whether he reads or hears of them himself or helps others to hear of them — is certain to attain the very planet which Mahārāja Pṛthu attained. In other words, such a person also returns home to the Vaikuṇṭha planets, back to Godhead. ॥ 4-23-31 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/30
    इत्थम्भूतानुभावोऽसौ पृथुः स भगवत्तमः । कीर्तितं तस्य चरितमुद्दामचरितस्य ते ॥ ४-२३-३० ॥itthambhUtAnubhAvo'sau pRthuH sa bhagavattamaH । kIrtitaM tasya caritamuddAmacaritasya te ॥ 4-23-30 ॥Maitreya continued: The greatest of all devotees, Mahārāja Pṛthu, was very powerful, and his character was liberal, magnificent and magnanimous. Thus I have described him to you as far as possible. ॥ 4-23-30 ॥
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/29
    मैत्रेय उवाच स्तुवतीष्वमरस्त्रीषु पतिलोकं गता वधूः । यं वा आत्मविदां धुर्यो वैन्यः प्रापाच्युताश्रयः ॥ ४-२३-२९ ॥maitreya uvAca stuvatISvamarastrISu patilokaM gatA vadhUH । yaM vA AtmavidAM dhuryo vainyaH prApAcyutAzrayaH ॥ 4-23-29 ॥The great sage Maitreya continued speaking: My dear Vidura, when the wives of the denizens of heaven were thus talking amongst themselves, Queen Arci reached the planet which her husband, Mahārāja Pṛthu, the topmost self-realized soul, had attained. ॥ 4-23-29 ॥
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/28
    स वञ्चितो बतात्मध्रुक् कृच्छ्रेण महता भुवि । लब्ध्वाऽऽपवर्ग्यं मानुष्यं विषयेषु विषज्जते ॥ ४-२३-२८ ॥sa vaJcito batAtmadhruk kRcchreNa mahatA bhuvi । labdhvA''pavargyaM mAnuSyaM viSayeSu viSajjate ॥ 4-23-28 ॥Any person who engages himself within this material world in performing activities that necessitate great struggle, and who, after obtaining a human form of life — which is a chance to attain liberation from miseries — undertakes the difficult tasks of fruitive activities, must be considered to be cheated and envious of his own self. ॥ 4-23-28 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/27
    तेषां दुरापं किं त्वन्यन्मर्त्यानां भगवत्पदम् । भुवि लोलायुषो ये वै नैष्कर्म्यं साधयन्त्युत ॥ ४-२३-२७ ॥teSAM durApaM kiM tvanyanmartyAnAM bhagavatpadam । bhuvi lolAyuSo ye vai naiSkarmyaM sAdhayantyuta ॥ 4-23-27 ॥In this material world, every human being has a short span of life, but those who are engaged in devotional service go back home, back to Godhead, for they are actually on the path of liberation. For such persons, there is nothing which is not available. ॥ 4-23-27 ॥
  9. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/26
    सैषा नूनं व्रजत्यूर्ध्वमनु वैन्यं पतिं सती । पश्यतास्मानतीत्यार्चिर्दुर्विभाव्येन कर्मणा ॥ ४-२३-२६ ॥saiSA nUnaM vrajatyUrdhvamanu vainyaM patiM satI । pazyatAsmAnatItyArcirdurvibhAvyena karmaNA ॥ 4-23-26 ॥The wives of the demigods continued: Just see how this chaste lady, Arci, by dint of her inconceivable pious activities, is still following her husband upward, as far as we can see. ॥ 4-23-26 ॥
  10. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-4/23/25
    देव्य ऊचुः अहो इयं वधूर्धन्या या चैवं भूभुजां पतिम् । सर्वात्मना पतिं भेजे यज्ञेशं श्रीर्वधूरिव ॥ ४-२३-२५ ॥devya UcuH aho iyaM vadhUrdhanyA yA caivaM bhUbhujAM patim । sarvAtmanA patiM bheje yajJezaM zrIrvadhUriva ॥ 4-23-25 ॥The wives of the demigods said: All glories to Queen Arci! We can see that this queen of the great King Pṛthu, the emperor of all the kings of the world, has served her husband with mind, speech and body exactly as the goddess of fortune serves the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yajñeśa, or Viṣṇu. ॥ 4-23-25 ॥