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:

दर्शनैः स्पर्शनैर् वापि स्मित-पूर्व-विलोकनैः
गोप-वृद्धान् नमस्कारैः कायिकैर् वाचिकैर् अपि

darśanaiḥ sparśanair vāpi smita-pūrva-vilokanaiḥ
gopa-vṛddhān namaskāraiḥ kāyikair vācikair api

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

darśanaiḥ—with glances; sparśanair—with touches; vā—or; api—also; smita-pūrva-vilokanaiḥ—with smiling glances; gopa- vṛddhān—to the elder gopas; namaskāraiḥ—with obeisances; kāyikair—with body; vācikair—with words; api—also.

English translation of verse:

He met them with embraces, glances, and smiling glances. He bowed before the elder gopas and He honored them with His words.

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