Canto 9, Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Verse 23 (SB 9.4.23)
SB 9.4.23 • मूल श्लोक

यस्य क्रतुषु गीर्वाणै: सदस्या ऋत्विजो जना: । तुल्यरूपाश्चानिमिषा व्यद‍ृश्यन्त सुवासस: ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

yasya kratuṣu gīrvāṇaiḥ sadasyā ṛtvijo janāḥ tulya-rūpāś cānimiṣā vyadṛśyanta suvāsasaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda