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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 uvācathe great sage Maitreya continued to speak; janeṣuthe citizens; pragṛṇatsuwhile praying for; evamthus; pṛthumunto Mahārāja Pṛthu; pṛthulahighly; vikramampowerful; tatrathere; upajagmuḥarrived; munayaḥthe Kumāras; catvāraḥfour; sūryaas the sun; varcasaḥbright..

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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