CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Praise of King Prthu
by the Professional Reciters
TEXT 1
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TSIM TATAT meu
maitreya uvadca
iti bruvanam nrpatim
gayaka muni-coditah
tustuvus tusta-manasas
tad-vag-anirta-sevaya
maitreyah uvaca—the great sage Maitreya said; iti—thus; bruvanam—
speaking; nrpatim—the King; gayakah—the reciters; muni—by the sages;
coditah—having been instructed; tustuvuh—praised, satisfied; tusta—being
pleased; manasah—their minds; tat—his; vak—words; amrta—nectarean;
sevaya—by hearing.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: While King Prthu thus spoke, the
humility of his nectarean speeches pleased the reciters very much. Then
again they continued to praise the King highly with exalted prayers, as
they had been instructed by the great sages.
PURPORT
Here the word muni-coditah indicates instructions received from great
sages and saintly persons. Although Maharaja Prthu was simply enthroned
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