Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 15: King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.15.15

vāyuś ca vāla-vyajane

dharmaḥ kīrtimayīḿ srajam

indraḥ kirīṭam utkṛṣṭaḿ

daṇḍaḿ saḿyamanaḿ yamaḥ

SYNONYMS

vāyuḥ — the demigod of air; ca — also; vāla-vyajane — two cāmaras made of hair; dharmaḥ — the King of religion; kīrti-mayīm — expanding one's name and fame; srajam — garland; indraḥ — the King of heaven; kirīṭam — helmet; utkṛṣṭam — very valuable; daṇḍam — scepter; saḿyamanam — for ruling the world; yamaḥ — the superintendent of death.

TRANSLATION

The demigod of air, Vāyu, presented King Pṛthu with two whisks [cāmaras] of hair; the King of religion, Dharma, presented him with a flower garland which would expand his fame; the King of heaven, Indra, presented him with a valuable helmet; and the superintendent of death, Yamarāja, presented him with a scepter with which to rule the world.

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