SB 8.23.13
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 13
athāhośanasaṁ rājan
harir nārāyaṇo 'ntike
āsīnam ṛtvijāṁ madhye
sadasi brahma-vādinām
SYNONYMS
atha—thereafter; āha—said; uśanasam—unto Śukrācārya; rājan—O King; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nārāyaṇaḥ—the Lord; antike—nearby; āsīnam—who was sitting; ṛtvijām madhye—in the group of all the priests; sadasi—in the assembly; brahma-vādinām—of the followers of Vedic principles.
TRANSLATION
Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, thereafter addressed Śukrācārya, who was sitting nearby in the midst of the assembly with the priests [brahma, hotā, udgātā and adhvaryu]. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, these priests were all brahma-vādīs, followers of the Vedic principles for performing sacrifices.