SB 4.22.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fourth Canto, Chapter 22: Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras

SB 4.22.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

maitreya uvāca
janeṣu pragṛṇatsv evaṁ
pṛthuṁ pṛthula-vikramam
tatropajagmur munayaś
catvāraḥ sūrya-varcasaḥ

SYNONYMS

maitreyaḥ uvāca—the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; janeṣu—the citizens; pragṛṇatsu—while praying for; evam—thus; pṛthum—unto Mahārāja Pṛthu; pṛthula—highly; vikramam—powerful; tatra—there; upajagmuḥ—arrived; munayaḥ—the Kumāras; catvāraḥ—four; sūrya—as the sun; varcasaḥ—bright.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya said: While the citizens were thus praying to the most powerful King Pṛthu, the four Kumāras, who were as bright as the sun, arrived on the spot.

SB 4.22.2