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Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena

Verse 36 of 44
SB 4.14.36

एकदा मुनयस्ते तु सरस्वत्सलिलाप्लुताः हुत्वाग्नीन्सत्कथाश्चक्रुरुपविष्टाः सरित्तटे

ekadā munayas te tu sarasvat-salilāplutāḥ hutvāgnīn sat-kathāś cakrur upaviṣṭāḥ sarit-taṭe

Synonyms

ekadā—once upon a time; munayaḥ—all those great saintly persons; te—they; tu—then; sarasvat—of the River Sarasvatī; salila—in the water; āplutāḥ—bathed; hutvā—offering oblations; agnīn—into the fires; sat-kathāḥ—discussions about transcendental subject matters; cakruḥ—began to do; upaviṣṭāḥ—sitting; sarit-taṭe—by the side of the river..

Translation

Once upon a time, the same saintly persons, after taking their bath in the River Sarasvatī, began to perform their daily duties by offering oblations into the sacrificial fires. After this, sitting on the bank of the river, they began to talk about the transcendental person and His pastimes.

Verse 36 of 44