Canto 9: LiberationChapter 4: Ambarīsha Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.23

yasya kratushu gīrvānaih

sadasyā ritvijo janāh

tulya-rūpāś cānimishā

vyadriśyanta suvāsasah

SYNONYMS

yasya — of whom (Mahārāja Ambarīsha); kratushuin sacrifices (performed by him); gīrvānaih — with the demigods; sadasyāh — members for executing the sacrifice; ritvijah — the priests; janāh — and other expert men; tulya-rūpāh — appearing exactly like; ca — and; animishāh — with unblinking eyes like those of the demigods; vyadriśyanta — being seen; su-vāsasah — well dressed with valuable garments.

TRANSLATION

In the sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Ambarīsha, the members of the assembly and the priests [especially hotā, udgātā, brahmā and adhvaryu] were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw to the proper performance of the yajña.

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