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Canto 4 · Ch 22 · SB 4.22.1

Prthu Maharaja's Meeting with the Four Kumaras

SB 4.22.1
Text
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.