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Chapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Verse 23 of 61
SB 4.7.23

तत्तेजसा हतरुचः सन्नजिह्वाः ससाध्वसाः मूर्ध्ना धृतांजलिपुटा उपतस्थुरधोक्षजम्

tat-tejasā hata-rucaḥ sanna-jihvāḥ sa-sādhvasāḥ mūrdhnā dhṛtāñjali-puṭā upatasthur adhokṣajam

Synonyms

tat-tejasāby the glaring effulgence of His body; hata-rucaḥhaving faded lusters; sanna-jihvāḥhaving silent tongues; sa-sādhvasāḥhaving fear of Him; mūrdhnāwith the head; dhṛta-añjali-puṭāḥwith hands touched to the head; upatasthuḥprayed; 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, they touched their hands to their heads and prepared to offer their prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Adhokṣaja.

Verse 23 of 61
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