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SB 8.15.4

Devanāgarī

तं ब्राह्मणा भृगव: प्रीयमाणा अयाजयन्विश्वजिता त्रिणाकम् । जिगीषमाणं विधिनाभिषिच्य महाभिषेकेण महानुभावा: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

taṁ brāhmaṇā bhṛgavaḥ prīyamāṇā ayājayan viśvajitā tri-ṇākam jigīṣamāṇaṁ vidhinābhiṣicya mahābhiṣekeṇa mahānubhāvāḥ

Synonyms

tam—upon him (Bali Mahārāja);brāhmaṇāḥ—all thebrāhmaṇas;bhṛgavaḥ—the descendants of Bhṛgu Muni;prīyamāṇāḥ—being very pleased;ayājayan—engaged him in performing a sacrifice;viśvajitā—known as Viśvajit;tri-nākam—the heavenly planets;jigīṣamāṇam—desiring to conquer;vidhinā—according to regulative principles;abhiṣicya—after purifying;mahā-abhiṣekeṇa—by bathing him in a greatabhiṣekaceremony;mahā-anubhāvāḥ—the exaltedbrāhmaṇas..

Translation

The brāhmaṇa descendants of Bhṛgu Muni were very pleased with Bali Mahārāja, who desired to conquer the kingdom of Indra. Therefore, after purifying him and properly bathing him according to regulative principles, they engaged him in performing the yajña known as Viśvajit.

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