सूत उवाच तदादिराजस्य यशो विजृम्भितं गुणैरशेषैर्गुणवत्सभाजितम् । क्षत्ता महाभागवत: सदस्पते कौषारविं प्राह गृणन्तमर्चयन् ॥ ८ ॥
suta uvaca tad adi-rajasya yaso vijrmbhitam gunair asesair gunavat-sabhajitam ksatta maha-bhagavatah sadaspate kausaravim praha grnantam arcayan
- sutah uvaca
- Suta Gosvami said
- tat
- that
- adi-rajasya
- of the original king
- yasah
- reputation
- vijrmbhitam
- highly qualified
- gunaih
- by qualities
- asesaih
- unlimited
- guna-vat
- fittingly
- sabhajitam
- being praised
- ksatta
- Vidura
- maha-bhagavatah
- the great saintly devotee
- sadah-pate
- leader of the great sages
- kausaravim
- unto Maitreya
- praha
- said
- grnantam
- while talking
- arcayan
- offering all respectful obeisances
Suta Gosvami continued: O Saunaka, leader of the great sages, after hearing Maitreya speak about the various activities of King Prthu, the original king, who was fully qualified, glorified and widely praised all over the world, Vidura, the great devotee, very submissively worshiped Maitreya Rsi and asked him the following question.