TEXT 7
maitreya uvaca
prasamsanti sma tam vipra
gandharva-pravara jaguh
mumucuh sumano-dharah
siddha nrtyanti svah-striyah
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvacathe great saint Maitreya said; prasamsanti smapraised, glorified; tamhim (Prthu); viprahall the brahmanas; gandharva-pravarahthe best of the Gandharvas; jaguhchanted; mumucuhreleased; sumanah-dharahshowers of flowers; siddhahthe personalities from Siddhaloka; nrtyantiwere dancing; svahof the heavenly planets; striyahwomen (the Apsaras).
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Viduraji, at that time all the brahmanas highly praised and glorified King Prthu, and the best singers of Gandharvaloka chanted his glories. The inhabitants of Siddhaloka showered flowers, and the beautiful women in the heavenly planets danced in ecstasy.
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