Devanagari
वालखिल्या: सहस्राणि षष्टिर्ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमला: ।
पुरतोऽभिमुखं यान्ति स्तुवन्ति स्तुतिभिर्विभुम् ॥ ४९ ॥
Verse text
vālakhilyāḥ sahasrāṇi
ṣaṣṭir brahmarṣayo ’malāḥ
purato ’bhimukhaṁ yānti
stuvanti stutibhir vibhum
Synonyms
vālakhilyāḥ
—
the Vālakhilyas
;
sahasrāṇi
—
thousands
;
ṣaṣṭiḥ
—
sixty
;
brahma-ṛṣayaḥ
—
great sages among the brāhmaṇas
;
amalāḥ
—
pure
;
purataḥ
—
in front
;
abhimukham
—
facing the chariot
;
yānti
—
they go
;
stuvanti
—
they offer praise
;
stutibhiḥ
—
with Vedic prayers
;
vibhum
—
to the almighty lord.
Translation
Facing the chariot, the sixty thousand brāhmaṇa sages known as Vālakhilyas travel in front and offer prayers to the almighty sun-god with Vedic mantras.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Facing the chariot, the sixty thousand brāhmaṇa sages known as Vālakhilyas travel in front and offer prayers to the almighty sun-god with Vedic mantras.