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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 22]
respect;  saṁyama —restraint;  saṁyuktaḥ —being decorated with;  prītaḥ —pleased;  prāha —said;  bhava —Lord Śiva;  agrajān —the elder brothers.
TRANSLATION
The four great sages were elder to Lord Śiva, and when they were seated on the golden throne, they appeared just like fire blazing on an altar. Mahārāja Pṛthu, out of his great gentleness and respect for them, began to speak with great restraint as follows.
PURPORT
The Kumāras are described herein as the elder brothers of Lord Śiva. When the Kumāras were born out of the body of Lord Brahmā they were requested to get married and increase the population. In the beginning of the creation there was a great need of population; therefore Lord Brahmā was creating one son after another and ordering them to increase. However, when the Kumāras were requested to do so, they declined. They wanted to remain  brahmacārī  throughout life and be engaged fully in the devotional service of the Lord. The Kumāras are called  naiṣṭhika-brahmacārī , meaning they are never to marry. Because of their refusal to marry, Lord Brahmā became so angry that his eyes became reddish. Out of his eyes, Lord Śiva, or Rudra, appeared. The mode of anger is consequently known as  rudra . Lord Śiva also has a  sampradāya  party known as the Rudra-sampradāya, and they are also known as  Vaiṣṇavas .
TEXT 7
पृथुरुवाच
अहो आचरितं किं मे मङ्गलं मङ्गलायनाः ।
यस्य वो दर्शनं ह्यासीदुर्दर्शानां च योगिभिः ॥ ७ ॥
pṛthur uvāca
aho ācaritam kim me
maṅgalam maṅgalāyanāḥ
yasya vo darśanam hy āsīd
durdarśānām ca yogibhiḥ
pṛthuḥ uvāca —King Pṛthu spoke;  aho —O Lord;  ācaritam —practice;  kim —what;  me —by me;  maṅgalam —good fortune;  maṅgala-āyanāḥ —O personified good fortune;  yasya —by which;  vaḥ —your;  darśanam —audience;  hi —certainly;  āsīt —became possible;  durdarśānām —visible with great difficulty;  ca —also;  yogibhiḥ —by great mystic  yogīs .