Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.2.25

tān dṛṣṭvā sūrya-sańkāśān

mahā-bhāgavatān nṛpa

yajamāno 'gnayo viprāḥ

sarva evopatasthire

SYNONYMS

tān — them; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; sūrya — the sun; sańkāśān — who rivaled in brilliance; mahā-bhāgavatān — the pure devotees of the Lord; nṛpa — O King (Vasudeva); yajamānaḥ — the performer of the sacrifice (Nimi Mahārāja); agnayaḥ — the fires; viprāḥ — the brāhmaṇas; sarve — everyone; eva — even; upatasthire — stood in respect.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, seeing those pure devotees of the Lord, who rival the sun in brilliance, everyone present — the performer of the sacrifice, the brāhmaṇas and even the sacrificial fires — stood in respect.

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