SB 12.11.49
Devanāgarī
वालखिल्या: सहस्राणि षष्टिर्ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमला: । पुरतोऽभिमुखं यान्ति स्तुवन्ति स्तुतिभिर्विभुम् ॥ ४९ ॥
Text
vālakhilyāḥ sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭir brahmarṣayo ’malāḥ purato ’bhimukhaṁ yānti stuvanti stutibhir vibhum
Synonyms
vālakhilyāḥ—the Vālakhilyas;sahasrāṇi—thousands;ṣaṣṭiḥ—sixty;brahma-ṛṣayaḥ—great sages among thebrāhmaṇas;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.