SB 9.4.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

SB 9.4.22 - SB 9.4.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

yasya kratuṣu gīrvāṇaiḥ

sadasyā ṛtvijo janāḥ

tulya-rūpāś cānimiṣā

vyadṛśyanta suvāsasaḥ

SYNONYMS

yasya—of whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa); kratuṣu—in sacrifices (performed by him); gīrvāṇaiḥ—with the demigods; sadasyāḥ—members for executing the sacrifice; ṛtvijaḥ—the priests; janāḥ—and other expert men; tulya-rūpāḥ—appearing exactly like; ca—and; animiṣāḥ—with unblinking eyes like those of the demigods; vyadṛśyanta—being seen; su-vāsasaḥ—well dressed with valuable garments.

TRANSLATION

In the sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the members of the assembly and the priests [especially hotā, udgātā, brahmā and adhvaryu] were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw to the proper performance of the yajña.

SB 9.4.22 - SB 9.4.24