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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.5.43
śrutvātha mithileśvarah
sopādhyāyo hy apūjayat
SYNONYMS
śrī-nāradah uvāca — Nārada Muni said; dharmān bhāgavatān — the science of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ittham — in this manner; śrutvā — having heard; atha — then; mithilā-īśvarah — the master of the kingdom of Mithilā, King Nimi; jāyanteyān — to the sons of Jayantī; munīn — sages; prītah — being satisfied; sa-upādhyāyah — along with the priests; hi — indeed; apūjayat — he offered worship.
TRANSLATION
Nārada Muni said: Having thus heard the science of devotional service, Nimi, the King of Mithilā, felt extremely satisfied and, along with the sacrificial priests, offered respectful worship to the sagacious sons of Jayantī.
PURPORT
The word jāyanteyān indicates the nine Yogendras, who were born from the womb of Jayantī, the wife of Rishabhadeva.
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