हाटकासन आसीनान् स्वधिष्ण्येष्विव पावकान् । श्रद्धासंयमसंयुक्त: प्रीत: प्राह भवाग्रजान् ॥ ६ ॥
hatakasana asinan sva-dhisnyesv iva pavakan sraddha-samyama-samyuktah pritah praha bhavagrajan
- hataka-asane
- on the throne made of gold
- asinan
- when they were seated
- sva-dhisnyesu
- on the altar
- iva
- like
- pavakan
- fire
- sraddha
- respect
- samyama
- restraint
- samyuktah
- being decorated with
- pritah
- pleased
- praha
- said
- bhava
- Lord Siva
- agra-jan
- the elder brothers.
The four great sages were elder to Lord Siva, and when they were seated on the golden throne, they appeared just like fire blazing on an altar. Maharaja Prthu, out of his great gentleness and respect for them, began to speak with great restraint as follows.