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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.14.36
sarasvat-salilaplutah
hutvagnin sat-kathas cakrur
SYNONYMS
ekada -- once upon a time; munayah -- all those great saintly persons; te -- they; tu -- then; sarasvat -- of the River Sarasvati; salila -- in the water; aplutah -- bathed; hutva -- offering oblations; agnin -- into the fires; sat-kathah -- discussions about transcendental subject matters; cakruh -- began to do; upavishtah -- sitting; sarit-tate -- by the side of the river.
TRANSLATION
Once upon a time, the same saintly persons, after taking their bath in the River Sarasvati, began to perform their daily duties by offering oblations into the sacrificial fires. After this, sitting on the bank of the river, they began to talk about the transcendental person and His pastimes.
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