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ŚB 4.15.15

Devanagari

वायुश्च वालव्यजने धर्म: कीर्तिमयीं स्रजम् ।
इन्द्र: किरीटमुत्कृष्टं दण्डं संयमनं यम: ॥ १५ ॥

Text

vāyuś ca vāla-vyajane
dharmaḥ kīrtimayīṁ srajam
indraḥ kirīṭam utkṛṣṭaṁ
daṇḍaṁ saṁyamanaṁ yamaḥ

Synonyms

vāyuḥ — the demigod of air; ca — also; vāla-vyajane — two cāmaras made of hair; dharmaḥ — the King of religion; kīrti-mayīm — expanding one’s name and fame; srajam — garland; indraḥ — the King of heaven; kirīṭam — helmet; utkṛṣṭam — very valuable; daṇḍam — scepter; saṁyamanam — for ruling the world; yamaḥ — the superintendent of death.

Translation

The demigod of air, Vāyu, presented King Pṛthu with two whisks [cāmaras] of hair; the King of religion, Dharma, presented him with a flower garland which would expand his fame; the King of heaven, Indra, presented him with a valuable helmet; and the superintendent of death, Yamarāja, presented him with a scepter with which to rule the world.