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TEXT 1
maitreya uvaca
athadiksata raja tu
hayamedha-satena sah
brahmavarte manoh ksetre
yatra praci sarasvati
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvacathe sage Maitreya said; athathereafter; adiksatatook initiation; rajathe King; tuthen; hayahorse; medhasacrifices; satenato perform one hundred; sahhe; brahmavarteknown as Brahmavarta; manohof Svayambhuva Manu; ksetrein the land; yatrawhere; pracieastern; sarasvatithe river named Sarasvati.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, King Prthu initiated the performance of one hundred horse sacrifices at the spot where the River Sarasvati flows towards the east. This piece of land is known as Brahmavarta, and it was controlled by Svayambhuva Manu.
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