Text 9] Instructions by Maharaja Prthu 823
TEXT 8
TI say
qaifeiae ant frafend
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Tons |
Qa FET: | ACEI
HIM Me WAIT II <I
stita uvdca
tad ddi-rdjasya yaso vijrmbhitarh
gunair asesair gunavat-sabhajitam
ksatta mahabhagavatah sadaspate
kausé@ravim praha grnantam arcayan
sutah uvaca—Sita Gosvami said; tat—that; adi-rajasya—of the original
king; yasah—reputation; vijrmbhitam—highly qualified; gunaih—by quali-
ties; asesaih—unlimited; gunavat—fittingly; sabhajitam—being praised;
ksatta—Vidura; maha-bhagavatah—the great saintly devotee; sadaspate—
leader of the great sages; kausaravim—unto Maitreya; praha—said; grnan-
tam—while talking; arcayan— offering all respectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Sata Gosvami continued: O Saunaka, leader of the great sages, after
hearing Maitreya speak about the various activities of King Prthu, the
original King, who was fully qualified, glorified and widely praised all over
the world, Vidura, the great devotee, very submissively worshiped Maitreya
Rsi and asked him the following question.
TEXT 9
fagrv wary
~ Lay
aisfafim:  gufiieoairanem: |
frag a dong Aa TATA Tate TT UII
vidura uvaca
so ‘bhisiktah prthur viprair
labdhasesa-surdrhanah
bibhrat sa vaisnavam tejo
bahvor yabhyam dudoha gam
