तान् रोचमानान् स्वरुचा ब्रह्मपुत्रोपमान् नव । पप्रच्छ परमप्रीत: प्रश्रयावनतो नृप: ॥ २७ ॥
tān rocamānān sva-rucā brahma-putropamān nava papraccha parama-prītaḥ praśrayāvanato nṛpaḥ
- tān
- them
- rocamānān
- glowing
- sva-rucā
- by their own effulgence
- brahma-putra-upamān
- just like the sons of Brahmā
- nava
- nine
- papraccha
- he asked
- parama-prītaḥ
- transcendentally overjoyed
- praśraya
- with humility
- avanataḥ
- bowed down
- nṛpaḥ
- the King
Overwhelmed by transcendental joy, the King humbly bowed his head and then proceeded to question the nine sages. These nine great souls glowed with their own effulgence and thus appeared equal to the four Kumāras, the sons of Lord Brahmā.