Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.7.23

tat-tejasā hata-rucaḥ

sanna-jihvāḥ sa-sādhvasāḥ

mūrdhnā dhṛtāñjali-puṭā

upatasthur adhokṣajam

SYNONYMS

tat-tejasā — by the glaring effulgence of His body; hata-rucaḥ — having faded lusters; sanna-jihvāḥ — having silent tongues; sa-sādhvasāḥ — having fear of Him; mūrdhnā — with the head; dhṛta-añjali-puṭāḥ — with hands touched to the head; upatasthuḥ — prayed; adhokṣajamto Adhokṣaja, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

In the presence of the glaring effulgence of the bodily luster of Nārāyaṇa, everyone else's luster faded away, and everyone stopped speaking. Fearful with awe and veneration, all present touched their hands to their heads and prepared to offer their prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Adhokṣaja.

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