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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.23.13
athāhośanasaḿ rājan
harir nārāyaṇo 'ntike
āsīnam ṛtvijāḿ madhye
sadasi brahma-vādinām
SYNONYMS
atha — thereafter; āha — said; uśanasam — unto Śukrācārya; rājan — O King; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nārāyaṇaḥ — the Lord; antike — nearby; āsīnam — who was sitting; ṛtvijām madhye — in the group of all the priests; sadasi — in the assembly; brahma-vādinām — of the followers of Vedic principles.
TRANSLATION
Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, thereafter addressed Śukrācārya, who was sitting nearby in the midst of the assembly with the priests [brahma, hotā, udgātā and adhvaryu]. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, these priests were all brahma-vādīs, followers of the Vedic principles for performing sacrifices.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness