Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.21.8

sūta uvāca

tad ādi-rājasya yaśo vijṛmbhitaḿ

guṇair aśeṣair guṇavat-sabhājitam

kṣattā mahā-bhāgavataḥ sadaspate

kauṣāraviḿ prāha gṛṇantam arcayan

SYNONYMS

sūtaḥ uvāca — Sūta Gosvāmī said; tat — that; ādi-rājasya — of the original king; yaśaḥ — reputation; vijṛmbhitam — highly qualified; guṇaiḥ — by qualities; aśeṣaiḥ — unlimited; guṇa-vat — fittingly; sabhājitam — being praised; kṣattā — Vidura; mahā-bhāgavataḥ — the great saintly devotee; sadaḥ-pate — leader of the great sages; kauṣāravim — unto Maitreya; prāha — said; gṛṇantam — while talking; arcayan — offering all respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Sūta Gosvāmī continued: O Śaunaka, leader of the great sages, after hearing Maitreya speak about the various activities of King Pṛthu, the original king, who was fully qualified, glorified and widely praised all over the world, Vidura, the great devotee, very submissively worshiped Maitreya Ṛṣi and asked him the following question.

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