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:

ततस् तु भगवांस् तुष्टः प्रदुरासीन् ममाग्रतः
व्रियतां वरम् इत्य् उक्ते मयाप्य् उद्घाट्य लोचनम्

tatas tu bhagavāṃs tuṣṭaḥ pradurāsīn mamāgrataḥ
vriyatāṃ varam ity ukte mayāpy udghāṭya locanam

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

tataḥthen; tu—indeed; bhagavānthe Supreme Lord; tuṣṭaḥpleased; pradurāsīn—appeared; mamāgrataḥ—before Jme; vriyatām—please choose; varam—a boon; iti—thus; ukte—said; mayāby me; api-—also; udghāṭya—openming; locanam—eyes.

English translation of verse:

Pleased with me, the Lord appeared in my meditation and said, "You may ask a boon". I suddenly opened my eyes.

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