Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 15: King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.15.19
nāṭyaḿ sugītaḿ vāditram
antardhānaḿ ca khecarāḥ
ṛṣayaś cāśiṣaḥ satyāḥ
samudraḥ śańkham ātmajam
SYNONYMS
nāṭyam — the art of drama; su-gītam — the art of singing sweet songs; vāditram — the art of playing musical instruments; antardhānam — the art of disappearing; ca — also; khe-carāḥ — demigods traveling in outer space; ṛṣayaḥ — the great sages; ca — also; āśiṣaḥ — blessings; satyāḥ — infallible; samudraḥ — the demigod of the ocean; śańkham — conchshell; ātma-jam — produced from himself.
TRANSLATION
The demigods who always travel in outer space gave King Pṛthu the arts to perform dramas, sing songs, play musical instruments and disappear at his will. The great sages also offered him infallible blessings. The ocean offered him a conchshell produced from the ocean.
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