श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
अमात्यमुख्यैरभिसेवितोऽय- ।
मासीत् सभायामथ चोलपुत्रः
यथा महेन्द्रः सुरबृन्दवन्द्यः ।
सिंहासने निर्जरराजधान्याम् ॥
The Sadguru said:
Then, the Chola prince, served by his chief ministers, was in his assembly hall, seated on his throne like Mahendra, worshipped by hosts of gods, in the capital of the celestials.
śrīsadgururuvāca
amātyamukhyairabhisevito'ya-
māsīt sabhāyāmatha colaputraḥ
yathā mahendraḥ surabṛndavandyaḥ
siṃhāsane nirjararājadhānyām
अमात्यमुख्यैः · amātyamukhyaiḥ — by the chief ministers
अभिसेवितः · abhisevitaḥ — served/attended
अयम् · ayam — this
आसीत् · āsīt — was
सभायाम् · sabhāyām — in the assembly hall
अथ · atha — then
चोलपुत्रः · colaputraḥ — the Chola prince
यथा · yathā — like
महेन्द्रः · mahendraḥ — Indra
सुरबृन्दवन्द्यः · surabṛndavandyaḥ — worshipped by hosts of gods
सिंहासने · siṃhāsane — on the throne
निर्जरराजधान्याम् · nirjararājadhānyām — in the capital of the celestials
अथ अयम् चोलपुत्रः अमात्यमुख्यैः अभिसेवितः, निर्जरराजधान्याम् सिंहासने सुरबृन्दवन्द्यः महेन्द्रः यथा सभायाम् आसीत्।
by the chief ministers · served/attended · this · was · in the assembly hall · then · the Chola prince · like · Indra · worshipped by hosts of gods · on the throne · in the capital of the celestials
This verse sets the scene by establishing the king's grandeur and authority, which serves as the backdrop for the Brahmin's arrival and the subsequent moral crisis. It highlights the king's status, making his later failure to protect the guests more poignant.
