मैत्रेय उवाच त आत्मयोगपतय आदिराजेन पूजिता: । शीलं तदीयं शंसन्त: खेऽभवन्मिषतां नृणाम् ॥ ४८ ॥
maitreya uvaca ta atma-yoga-pataya adi-rajena pujitah silam tadiyam samsantah khe ’bhavan misatam nrnam
- maitreyah uvaca
- the great sage Maitreya continued to speak
- te
- they
- atma-yoga-patayah
- the masters of self-realization by devotional service
- adi-rajena
- by the original king (Prthu)
- pujitah
- being worshiped
- silam
- character
- tadiyam
- of the King
- samsantah
- eulogizing
- khe
- in the sky
- abhavan
- appeared
- misatam
- while observing
- nrnam
- of the people.
The great sage Maitreya continued: Being thus worshiped by Maharaja Prthu, the four Kumaras, who were masters of devotional service, became very pleased. Indeed, they appeared in the sky and praised the character of the King, and everyone observed them.