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King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation
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so 'bhiṣikto mahārājaḥ suvāsāḥ sādhv-alaṅkṛtaḥ patnyārciṣālaṅkṛtayā vireje 'gnir ivāparaḥ
saḥ—the King; abhiṣiktaḥ—being coronated; mahārājaḥ—Mahārāja Pṛthu; su-vāsāḥ—exquisitely dressed; sādhu-alaṅkṛtaḥ—highly decorated with ornaments; patnyā—along with his wife; arciṣā—named Arci; alaṅkṛtayā—nicely ornamented; vireje—appeared; agniḥ—fire; iva—like; aparaḥ—another.
TRANSLATION
Thus the great King Pṛthu, exquisitely dressed with garments and ornaments, was coronated and placed on the throne. The King and his wife, Arci, who was also exquisitely ornamented, appeared exactly like fire.
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तस्मै जहार धनदो हैमं वीर वरासनम्।
वरुणः सलिलस्रावमातपत्रं शशिप्रभम् ॥१४॥
tasmai jahāra dhanado haimam vīra varāsanam varuṇaḥ salila-srāvam ātapatram śaśi-prabham
tasmai—unto him; jahāra—presented; dhana-daḥ—the treasurer of the demigods (Kuvera); haimam—made of gold; vīra—O Vidura; vara-āsanam—royal throne; varuṇaḥ—the demigod Varuṇa; salila-srāvam—dropping particles of water; ātapatram—umbrella; śaśi-prabham—as brilliant as the moon.
TRANSLATION
The great sage continued: My dear Vidura, Kuvera presented the great King Pṛthu a golden throne. The demigod Varuṇa presented him an umbrella that constantly sprayed fine particles of water and was as brilliant as the moon.
TEXT 15
वायुश्च वालव्यजने धर्मः कीर्तिमयीं सजम् ।
इन्द्रः किरीटमुत्कृष्टं दण्डं संयमनं यमः ॥१५॥