Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 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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