Canto 1, Chapter 12

Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit

Verse 15 (SB 1.12.15)
SB 1.12.15 • मूल श्लोक

तमूचुर्ब्राह्मणास्तुष्टा राजानं प्रश्रयान्वितम् । एष ह्यस्मिन् प्रजातन्तौ पुरूणां पौरवर्षभ ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

tam ūcur brāhmaṇās tuṣṭā rājānaṁ praśrayānvitam eṣa hy asmin prajā-tantau purūṇāṁ pauravarṣabha

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tam — unto him; ūcuḥ — addressed; brāhmaṇāḥ — the learned brāhmaṇas; tuṣṭāḥ — very much satisfied; rājānam — unto the King; praśraya-anvitam — very much obliging; eṣaḥ — this; hi — certainly; asmin — in the chain of; prajā-tantau — descending line; purūṇām — of the Pūrus; paurava-ṛṣabha — the chief among the Pūrus.

Translation

“The learned brāhmaṇas, who were very satisfied with the charities of the King, addressed him as the chief amongst the Pūrus and informed him that his son was certainly in the line of descent from the Pūrus.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda