SB 4.13.26
TEXT 26
- tam ūcur vismitās tatra
- yajamānam athartvijaḥ
- havīṁṣi hūyamānāni
- na te gṛhṇanti devatāḥ
SYNONYMS
tam — unto King Aṅga; ūcuḥ — said; vismitāḥ — in wonder; tatra — there; yajamānam — to the institutor of the sacrifice; atha — then; ṛtvijaḥ — the priests; havīṁṣi — offerings of clarified butter; hūyamānāni — being offered; na — not; te — they; gṛhṇanti — accept; devatāḥ — the demigods.
TRANSLATION
The priests engaged in the sacrifice then informed King Aṅga: O King, we are properly offering the clarified butter in the sacrifice, but despite all our efforts the demigods do not accept it.