Shloka 2
Pṛthu Mahārāja Meets the Four Kumāras: Bhakti as the Boat Across Saṁsāra
तांस्तु सिद्धेश्वरान् राजा व्योम्नोऽवतरतोऽर्चिषा । लोकानपापान् कुर्वाणान् सानुगोऽचष्ट लक्षितान् ॥ २ ॥
tāṁs tu siddheśvarān rājā vyomno ’vatarato ’rciṣā lokān apāpān kurvāṇān sānugo ’caṣṭa lakṣitān
तान् तु सिद्धेश्वरान् राजा व्योम्नोऽवतरतोऽर्चिषा। लोकानपापान् कुर्वाणान् सानुगोऽचष्ट लक्षितान्॥
The four Kumāras are described herein as siddheśvarān, which means “masters of all mystic power.” One who has attained perfection in yoga practice immediately becomes master of the eight mystic perfections — to become smaller than the smallest, to become lighter than the lightest, to become bigger than the biggest, to achieve anything one desires, to control everything, etc. These four Kumāras, as siddheśvaras, had achieved all the yogic perfectional achievements, and as such they could travel in outer space without machines. While they were coming to Mahārāja Pṛthu from other planets, they did not come by airplane, but personally. In other words, these four Kumāras were also spacemen who could travel in space without machines. The residents of the planet known as Siddhaloka can travel in outer space from one planet to another without vehicles. However, the special power of the Kumāras mentioned herewith is that whatever place they went to would immediately become sinless. During the reign of Mahārāja Pṛthu, everything on the surface of this globe was sinless, and therefore the Kumāras decided to see the King. Ordinarily they do not go to any planet which is sinful.
FAQs
This verse states that perfected sages, radiant as they descend, make the worlds “apāpa” (free from sin), indicating that the presence of pure devotees and realized beings naturally purifies others.
In the narrative, exalted sages (the Kumāras and other perfected beings) approach Pṛthu; their spiritual effulgence and purity make them unmistakable, and their arrival signals an auspicious turning point toward higher instruction in bhakti and self-realization.
Seek regular sādhu-saṅga—study and association with genuinely saintly teachers and devotees—because their words, conduct, and devotion cleanse one’s habits and consciousness over time.