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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.23.18
śrī-śuka uvāca
pratinandya harer ājñām
uśanā bhagavān iti
yajña-cchidraḿ samādhatta
baler viprarṣibhiḥ saha
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; pratinandya — offering all obeisances; hareḥ — of the Personality of Godhead; ājñām — the order; uśanāḥ — Śukrācārya; bhagavān — the most powerful; iti — thus; yajña-chidram — discrepancies in the performance of sacrifices; samādhatta — made it a point to fulfill; baleḥ — of Bali Mahārāja; vipra-ṛṣibhiḥ — the best brāhmaṇas; saha — along with.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: In this way, the most powerful Śukrācārya accepted the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead with full respect. Along with the best brāhmaṇas, he began to compensate for the discrepancies in the sacrifices performed by Bali Mahārāja.
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