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[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे प्रथमे ऽंश एकविंशो ऽध्यायः ]] यदाभिषिक्तः स पृथुः पूर्वं राज्ये महर्षिभिः ततः क्रमेण राज्यानि ददौ लोकपितामहः
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe prathame 'ṃśa ekaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] yadābhiṣiktaḥ sa pṛthuḥ pūrvaṃ rājye maharṣibhiḥ tataḥ krameṇa rājyāni dadau lokapitāmahaḥ
हिन्दी अर्थ
करनेवाले पुरुषको वे देवादि वरदायक हो जाते हैं
English
Jl ARASARA saíd : — When Prithu was installed on rte throne by the great Rishis the great Patriarch by and by conferred kingdoms upon other kings. He bestowed upo» the moon the sovereignty of stars, planets, twice-born onesj grass, creeping plants sacrifices and penances. Vaisravana was made king over kings, and Varuna was made lord oí waters. Vishnu was made tbe king of Adityas and PSvaka of Vasus. Daksha was made the lord of Patriarchs and Vlsava of Maruts. And he conferred the sovereignty oí Daityas and Dinavas upon Pr&hlada. And Yama, the king oí justice, was made the king of the manes (Pitris). AirSvata *w made the king of many efcphants, Garudaof birds, Vísava of the celestials. Ucbaisravas was roade the king oí horsesand Vrishabhaof kine. Shesba became the kingof serpents, the lion, the monarch of the beasts and the holy fig' tree the king of the trees. Having Ibus divided the kingdo* tlhe great Patriarch BrahmS appotnted divkities to ptotect tk»