श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
सुमतिर्नाम राजाऽऽसीत् पूर्वं तुण्डीरमण्डले ।
धर्मात्मा सत्यसन्धश्च नित्यं ब्राह्मणसेवकः ॥
The Sadguru said:
In the past, in the Tundira region, there was a king named Sumati. He was righteous, true to his word, and ever a servant to the Brahmins.
śrīsadgururuvāca
sumatirnāma rājā''sīt pūrvaṃ tuṇḍīramaṇḍale
dharmātmā satyasandhaśca nityaṃ brāhmaṇasevakaḥ
सुमतिर्नाम · sumatirnāma — named Sumati
राजा · rājā — the king
आसीत् · āsīt — was
पूर्वम् · pūrvaṃ — in the past
तुण्डीरमण्डले · tuṇḍīramaṇḍale — in the Tundira region
धर्मात्मा · dharmātmā — righteous-souled
सत्यसन्धः · satyasandhaḥ — truthful to his vows
नित्यम् · nityaṃ — always
ब्राह्मणसेवकः · brāhmaṇasevakaḥ — servant of Brahmins
पूर्वम् तुण्डीरमण्डले सुमतिर्नाम राजा आसीत्। सः धर्मात्मा सत्यसन्धः नित्यं ब्राह्मणसेवकः च आसीत्।
named Sumati · the king · was · in the past · in the Tundira region · righteous-souled · truthful to his vows · always · servant of Brahmins
This verse introduces the protagonist, King Sumati, establishing his moral character and social standing as the foundation for his future divine encounter.
