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Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
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TEXT 8
सूत उवाच
तदादिराजस्य यशो विजृम्भितं
गुणैरशेषैर्गुणवत्समाजितम् ।
क्षत्ता महाभागवतः सदस्पते
कौषारविं प्राह गृणन्तमर्चयन् ॥ ८ ॥
sūta uvāca
tad ādi-rājasya yaśo vijṛmbhitam
guṇair aśeṣair guṇavat-sabhājitam
kṣattā mahābhāgavataḥ sadaspate
kauṣāravim prāha gṛṇantam arcayan
sūtaḥ uvāca—Sūta Gosvāmī said; tat—that; ādi-rājasya—of the original king; yaśaḥ—reputation; vijṛmbhitam—highly qualified; guṇaiḥ—by qualities; aśeṣaiḥ—unlimited; guṇavat—fittingly; sabhājitam—being praised; kṣattā—Vidura; mahā-bhāgavataḥ—the great saintly devotee; sadaspate—leader of the great sages; kauṣāravim—unto Maitreya; prāha—said; gṛṇantam—while talking; arcayan—offering all respectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Sūta Gosvāmī continued: O Śaunaka, leader of the great sages, after hearing Maitreya speak about the various activities of King Pṛthu, the original King, who was fully qualified, glorified and widely praised all over the world, Vidura, the great devotee, very submissively worshiped Maitreya Rṣi and asked him the following question.
TEXT 9
विदुर उवाच
सोऽभिषिक्तः पृथुर्विप्रैर्लब्धाशेषसुरार्हणः ।
विभ्रत् स वैष्णवं तेजो बाह्वोर्याभ्यां दुदोह गाम् ॥९॥
vidura uvāca
so 'bhiṣiktaḥ pṛthur viprair
labdhāśeṣa-surārhaṇaḥ
bibhrat sa vaiṣṇavam tejo
bāhvor yābhyām dudoha gām