Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 4 Chapter 8 Text 1   maitreya uvāca sanakādyā nāradaś ca  ṛbhur haṁso ’ruṇir yatiḥ naite gṛhān brahma-sutā hy āvasann ūrdhva-retasaḥ   TRANSLATION The great sage Maitreya said: The four great Kumāra sages headed by Sanaka, as well as Nārada, Ṛbhu, Haṁsa, Aruṇi and Yati, all sons of Brahmā, did not live...



Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

Canto 4 Chapter 8 Text 1


 




maitreya uvāca

sanakādyā nāradaś ca 

ṛbhur haṁso ’ruṇir yatiḥ

naite gṛhān brahma-sutā

hy āvasann ūrdhva-retasaḥ

 

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya said: The four great Kumāra sages headed by Sanaka, as well as Nārada, Ṛbhu, Haṁsa, Aruṇi and Yati, all sons of Brahmā, did not live at home, but became ūrdhva-retā, or naiṣṭhika-brahmacārīs, unadulterated celibates.