SB 11.2.25

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 2: Mahārāja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras

SB 11.2.24

SB 11.2.26

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 25

tān dṛṣṭvā sūrya-saṅkāśān
mahā-bhāgavatān nṛpa
yajamāno 'gnayo viprāḥ
sarva evopatasthire

SYNONYMS

tān—them; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; sūrya—the sun; saṅkāśān—who rivaled in brilliance; mahā-bhāgavatān—the pure devotees of the Lord; nṛpa—O King (Vasudeva); yajamānaḥ—the performer of the sacrifice (Nimi Mahārāja); agnayaḥ—the fires; viprāḥ—the brāhmaṇas; sarve—everyone; eva—even; upatasthire—stood in respect.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, seeing those pure devotees of the Lord, who rival the sun in brilliance, everyone present—the performer of the sacrifice, the brāhmaṇas and even the sacrificial fires—stood in respect.

SB 11.2.24

SB 11.2.26