Text 15] King Prthu’s Appearance and Coronation 629
so ‘bhisikto maharajah
suvdsah sddhv-alankrtah
patnyarcisdlankrtaya
vireje ‘gnir ivaparah
sah—the King; abhisiktah—being coronated; maharajah—Maharaja Prthu;
su-vasah—exquisitely dressed; sadhu-alankrtah—highly decorated with orna-
ments; patnya—along with his wife; arcisa—named Arci; alankrtaya—nicely
ornamented; vireje—appeared; agnih—fire; iva—like; aparah—another.
TRANSLATION
Thus the great King Prthu, exquisitely dressed with garments and orna-
ments, was coronated and placed on the throne. The King and his wife,
Arci, who was also exquisitely ornamented, appeared exactly like fire.
TEXT 14
TH TER TAG) BH A TIAA |
Te afsoaraaa way Ite
tasmai jahara dhanado
haimam vira vardsanam
varunah salila-sravam
dlapatram sasi-prabham
tasmai—unto him; jahara—presented; dhana-dah—the treasurer of the
demigods (Kuvera); haimam—made of gold; vira—O Vidura; vara-dsanam—
royal throne; varunah—the demigod Varuna; salila-sravam—dropping
particles of water; @lapatram—umbrella; sasi-prabham—as brilliant as the
moon.
TRANSLATION
The great sage continued: My dear Vidura, Kuvera presented the great
King Prthu a golden throne. The demigod Varuna presented him an
umbrella that constantly sprayed fine particles of water and was as
brilliant as the moon.
TEXT 15
TEA TeHTAA wa: aifsrat aay |
ga: fetteares ae dam TA U4
