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King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation
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ṛṣayaḥ —the great sages;  ca —also;  āśiṣaḥ —blessings;  satyāḥ —infallible;  samudraḥ —the demigod of the ocean;  śaṅkham —conchshell;  ātma-jam —produced from himself.
TRANSLATION
The demigods who always travel in outer space gave King Pṛthu the arts to perform dramas, sing songs, play musical instruments and disappear at his will. The great sages also offered him infallible blessings. The ocean offered him a conchshell produced from the ocean.
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सिन्धवः पर्वता नद्यो रथवीथीर्महात्मनः । स्तोऽथ मागधो वन्दी तं स्तोतुमुपतस्थिरे ॥२०॥
sindhavaḥ parvatā nadyo ratha-vīthīr mahātmanaḥ sūto 'tha māgadho vandī tam stotum upatasthire
sindhavaḥ —the seas;  parvatāḥ —the mountains;  nadyaḥ —the rivers;  ratha-vīthīḥ —the paths for the chariot to pass;  mahātmanaḥ —of the great soul;  sūtaḥ —a professional who offers praises;  atha —then;  māgadhaḥ —a professional bard;  vandī —a professional who offers prayers;  tam —him;  stotum —to praise;  upatasthire —presented themselves.
TRANSLATION
The seas, mountains and rivers gave him room to drive his chariot without impediments, and a sūta, a māgadha and a vandī offered prayers and praises. They all presented themselves before him to perform their respective duties.
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स्तवकांस्तानमिग्रेत्य पृथुवैन्यः प्रतापवान् । मेघनिर्हादया वाचा प्रहसन्निदम्बवीत् ॥२१॥
stāvakāṁs tān abhipretya pṛthur vainyaḥ pratāpavān