Sanatkumara Samhita

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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...

Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:

रिरंसू विशतः कुञ्जं खलत्-पादाब्जकौ पथि
ततो विक्रीडतस् तत्र करिणी यूथपौ यथा

riraṃsū viśataḥ kuñjaṃ khalat-pādābjakau pathi
tato vikrīḍatas tatra kariṇī yūthapau yathā

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

riraṃsū—desiring to enjoy; viśataḥ—enter; ku 24jaṃ—forest grove; khalat—walking; pādābjakau—lotus feet; pathi—on the path; tato—then; vikrīḍatas—enjoy; tatra—there; kariṇī—two elephants; yūthapau—regal; yathā—as.

English translation of verse:

Desiring to enjoy, They place Their lotus feet in a forest grove. There They enjoy pastimes like two regal elephants.

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