श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
इन्द्रद्युम्न इति ख्यातो राजाऽऽसीत्पाण्ड्यमण्डले ।
अगस्त्यस्य निदेशेन विष्णुव्रतपरोऽभवत् ॥
The Sadguru said:
There was a famous king named Indradyumna in the Pāṇḍya kingdom. By the instruction of Agastya, he became devoted to the sacred vows of Vishnu.
śrīsadgururuvāca
indradyumna iti khyāto rājā''sītpāṇḍyamaṇḍale |
agastyasya nideśena viṣṇuvrataparo'bhavat
इन्द्रद्युम्नः · indradyumnaḥ — King Indradyumna
इति · iti — thus named
ख्यात · khyāta — famous
राजा · rājā — king
आसीत् · āsīt — was
पाण्ड्यमण्डले · pāṇḍyamaṇḍale — in the Pāṇḍya region
अगस्त्यस्य · agastyasya — of Sage Agastya
निदेशेन · nideśena — by the instruction
विष्णुव्रतपरः · viṣṇuvrataparaḥ — devoted to Vishnu's vows
अभवत् · abhavat — became
पाण्ड्यमण्डले इन्द्रद्युम्न इति ख्यातो राजा आसीत्। सः अगस्त्यस्य निदेशेन विष्णुव्रतपरो अभवत्।
King Indradyumna · thus named · famous · king · was · in the Pāṇḍya region · of Sage Agastya · by the instruction · devoted to Vishnu's vows · became
This verse introduces the protagonist, King Indradyumna, establishing his background in the Pāṇḍya kingdom and his initial devotion to Vishnu under the guidance of Agastya, setting the stage for his subsequent fall.
