CHAPTER NINETEEN
King Prthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

TEXT 1

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maitreya uvdca
athddiksata raja tu
haya-medha-satena sah
brahmavarte manoh ksetre
yatra practi sarasvati

maitreyah uvdca— the sage Maitreya said; atha— thereafter; adiksata—took
initiation; raja—the King; tu—then; haya—horse; medha-sacrifices; satena—
to perform one hundred; sah—he; brahmavarte—known as Brahmavarta;
manoh—of Svayambhuva Manu; ksetre—in the land; yatra—where; praci—
eastern; sarasvati— the river named Sarasvati.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, King Prthu initiated
the performance of one hundred horse sacrifices at the spot where the
River Sarasvati flows toward the East. This piece of land is known as
Brahmavarta, and it was controlled by Svayambhuva Manu.

TEXT 2

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