Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 5: The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.5.3

vibhur indraḥ sura-gaṇā

rājan bhūtarayādayaḥ

hiraṇyaromā vedaśirā

ūrdhvabāhv-ādayo dvijāḥ

SYNONYMS

vibhuḥVibhu; indraḥ — the King of heaven; sura-gaṇāḥ — the demigods; rājanO King; bhūtaraya-ādayaḥ — headed by the Bhūtarayas; hiraṇyaromāHiraṇyaromā; vedaśirāVedaśirā; ūrdhvabāhuŪrdhvabāhu; ādayaḥ — and others; dvijāḥ — the brāhmaṇas or ṛṣis who 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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