मैत्रेय उवाच प्रशंसन्ति स्म तं विप्रा गन्धर्वप्रवरा जगु: । मुमुचु: सुमनोधारा: सिद्धा नृत्यन्ति स्व:स्त्रिय: ॥ ७ ॥
maitreya uvaca prasamsanti sma tam vipra gandharva-pravara jaguh mumucuh sumano-dharah siddha nrtyanti svah-striyah
- maitreyah uvaca
- the great saint Maitreya said
- prasamsanti sma
- praised, glorified
- tam
- him (Prthu)
- viprah
- all the brahmanas
- gandharva-pravarah
- the best of the Gandharvas
- jaguh
- chanted
- mumucuh
- released
- sumanah-dharah
- showers of flowers
- siddhah
- the personalities from Siddhaloka
- nrtyanti
- were dancing
- svah
- of the heavenly planes
- striyah
- women (the Apsaras).
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Viduraji, at that time all the brahmanas highly praised and glorified King Prthu, and the best singers of Gandharvaloka chanted his glories. The inhabitants of Siddhaloka showered flowers, and the beautiful women in the heavenly planes danced in ecstasy.