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SB 9.18.48

Devanāgarī

अयजद् यज्ञपुरुषं क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणै: । सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्ववेदमयं हरिम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Text

ayajad yajña-puruṣaṁ kratubhir bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ sarva-devamayaṁ devaṁ sarva-vedamayaṁ harim

Synonyms

ayajat—worshiped;yajña-puruṣam—theyajña-puruṣa,the Lord;kratubhiḥ—by performing various sacrifices;bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ—giving abundant gifts to thebrāhmaṇas;sarva-deva-mayam—the reservoir of all the demigods;devam—the Supreme Lord;sarva-veda-mayam—the ultimate object of all Vedic knowledge;harim—the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Translation

King Yayāti performed various sacrifices, in which he offered abundant gifts to the brāhmaṇas to satisfy the Supreme Lord, Hari, who is the reservoir of all the demigods and the object of all Vedic knowledge.

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