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SB 8.5.3

Devanāgarī

विभुरिन्द्र: सुरगणा राजन्भूतरयादय: । हिरण्यरोमा वेदशिरा ऊर्ध्वबाह्वादयो द्विजा: ॥ ३ ॥

Text

vibhur indraḥ sura-gaṇā rājan bhūtarayādayaḥ hiraṇyaromā vedaśirā ūrdhvabāhv-ādayo dvijāḥ

Synonyms

vibhuḥ—Vibhu;indraḥ—the King of heaven;sura-gaṇāḥ—the demigods;rājan—O King;bhūtaraya-ādayaḥ—headed by the Bhūtarayas;hiraṇyaromā—Hiraṇyaromā;vedaśirā—Vedaśirā;ūrdhvabāhu—Ūrdhvabāhu;ādayaḥ—and others;dvijāḥ—thebrāhmaṇasorṛṣiswho occupied the seven planets.

Translation

O King, in the millennium of Raivata Manu the King of heaven was known as Vibhu, among the demigods were the Bhūtarayas, and among the seven brāhmaṇas who occupied the seven planets were Hiraṇyaromā, Vedaśirā and Ūrdhvabāhu.

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