Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.74.47

ṛtvigbhyaḥ sa-sadasyebhyo

dakṣināḿ vipulām adāt

sarvān sampūjya vidhi-vac

cakre 'vabhṛtham eka-rāṭ

SYNONYMS

ṛtvigbhyaḥto the priests; sa-sadasyebhyaḥ — along with the members of the assembly; dakṣiṇām — gifts in gratitude; vipulām — abundant; adāthe gave; sarvān — all of them; sampūjya — properly worshiping; vidhi-vat — according to scriptural injunctions; cakre — executed; avabhṛtham — the purificatory bathing of the sponsor of the sacrifice and the washing of the sacrificial utensils that mark the end of a major sacrifice; eka-rāṭ — the emperor, Yudhiṣṭhira.

TRANSLATION

Emperor Yudhiṣṭhira gave generous gifts to the sacrificial priests and the members of the assembly, properly honoring them all in the manner prescribed by the Vedas. He then took the avabhṛtha bath.

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