Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 8 Text 1


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.