Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 4 - Chapter 1 - Verse 8


Sanskrit:

सूत उवाचतदादिराजस्य यशो विजृम्भितंगुणैरशेषैर्गुणवत्सभाजितम् ।क्षत्ता महाभागवत: सदस्पतेकौषारविं प्राह गृणन्तमर्चयन् ॥ ८ ॥

ITRANS:

sūta uvācatad ādi-rājasya yaśo vijṛmbhitaṁguṇair aśeṣair guṇavat-sabhājitamkṣattā mahā-bhāgavataḥ sadaspatekauṣāraviṁ prāha gṛṇantam arcayan

Translation:

Sūta Gosvāmī continued: O Śaunaka, leader of the great sages, after hearing Maitreya speak about the various activities of King Pṛthu, the original king, who was fully qualified, glorified and widely praised all over the world, Vidura, the great devotee, very submissively worshiped Maitreya Ṛṣi and asked him the following question.

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