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Chapter 22: Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras

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SB 4.22.1

मैत्रेय उवाच जनेषु प्रगृणत्स्वेवं पृथुं पृथुलविक्रमम् तत्रोपजग्मुर्मुनयश्चत्वारः सूर्यवर्चसः

maitreya uvāca janeṣu pragṛṇatsv evaṁ pṛthuṁ pṛthula-vikramam tatropajagmur munayaś catvāraḥ sūrya-varcasaḥ

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvāca—the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; janeṣu—the citizens; pragṛṇatsu—while praying for; evam—thus; pṛthum—unto Mahārāja Pṛthu; pṛthula—highly; vikramam—powerful; tatra—there; upajagmuḥ—arrived; munayaḥ—the Kumāras; catvāraḥ—four; sūrya—as the sun; varcasaḥ—bright..

Translation

The great sage Maitreya said: While the citizens were thus praying to the most powerful King Pṛthu, the four Kumāras, who were as bright as the sun, arrived on the spot.

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