Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.13.26

tam ūcur vismitās tatra

yajamānam athartvijaḥ

havīḿṣi hūyamānāni

na te gṛhṇanti devatāḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — unto King Ańga; ūcuḥ — said; vismitāḥin wonder; tatra — there; yajamānamto the institutor of the sacrifice; atha — then; ṛtvijaḥ — the priests; havīḿṣi — offerings of clarified butter; hūyamānāni — being offered; na — not; te — they; gṛhṇanti — accept; devatāḥ — the demigods.

TRANSLATION

The priests engaged in the sacrifice then informed King Ańga: O King, we are properly offering the clarified butter in the sacrifice, but despite all our efforts the demigods do not accept it.

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