892 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 22

respect; samyama-—restraint; samyuktah—being decorated with; pritah—
pleased; praha—said; bhava— Lord Siva; agrajan— the elder brothers.

TRANSLATION

The four great sages were elder to Lord Siva, and when they were seated
on the golden throne, they appeared just like fire blazing on an altar.
Maharaja Prthu, out of his great gentleness and respect for them, began to
speak with great restraint as follows.

PURPORT

The Kumaras are described herein as the elder brothers of Lord Siva.
When the Kumaras were born out of the body of Lord Brahma 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 Brahma
was creating one son after another and ordering them to increase. However,
when the Kumaras were requested to do so, they declined. They wanted
to remain brahmacari throughout life and be engaged fully in the de-
votional service of the Lord. The Kumaras are called naisthika-brahmacari,
meaning they are never to marry. Because of their refusal to marry, Lord
Brahma became so angry that his eyes became reddish. Out of his eyes,
Lord Siva, or Rudra, appeared. The mode of anger is consequently known
as rudra. Lord Siva also has a sampradaya party known as the Rudra-
sampradaya, and they are also known as Vaisnavas.

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prthur uvaca
aho acaritam kim me
mangalam mangalayanah
yasya vo darganam hy asid
durdarsanam ca yogibhih

prthuh uvaca—King Prthu spoke; aho—O Lord; acaritam—practice; kim—
what; me—by me; mangalam—good fortune; mangala-ayanah—O personi-
fied good fortune; yasya—by which; vah—your; darsanam—audience; hi—
certainly ; astt—became possible; durdarsanam—visible with great difficulty ;
ca—also; yogibhih—by great mystic yogis.
