SB 12.11.49

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa

SB 12.11.48

SB 12.11.50

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 49

vālakhilyāḥ sahasrāṇi
ṣaṣṭir brahmarṣayo 'malāḥ
purato 'bhimukhaṁ yānti
stuvanti stutibhir vibhum

SYNONYMS

vālakhilyāḥ—the Vālakhilyas; sahasrāṇi—thousands; ṣaṣṭiḥ—sixty; brahma-ṛṣayaḥ—great sages among the brāhmaṇas; amalāḥ—pure; purataḥ—in front; abhimukham—facing the chariot; yānti—they go; stuvanti—they offer praise; stutibhiḥ—with Vedic prayers; vibhum—to the almighty lord.

TRANSLATION

Facing the chariot, the sixty thousand brāhmaṇa sages known as Vālakhilyas travel in front and offer prayers to the almighty sun-god with Vedic mantras.