Devanagari
तं च ब्रह्मर्षयोऽभ्येत्य हयमेधेन भारत ।
यथावद्दीक्षञ्चक्रु: पुरुषाराधनेन ह ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
taṁ ca brahmarṣayo ’bhyetya
hayamedhena bhārata
yathāvad dīkṣayāṁ cakruḥ
puruṣārādhanena ha
Synonyms
tam
—
him (Lord Indra)
;
ca
—
and
;
brahma-ṛṣayaḥ
—
the great saints and brāhmaṇas
;
abhyetya
—
approaching
;
hayamedhena
—
with an aśvamedha sacrifice
;
bhārata
—
O King Parīkṣit
;
yathāvat
—
according to the rules and regulations
;
dīkṣayām cakruḥ
—
initiated
;
puruṣa-ārādhanena
—
which consists of worship of the Supreme Person, Hari
;
ha
—
indeed.
Translation
O King, when Lord Indra reached the heavenly planets, the saintly brāhmaṇas approached him and properly initiated him into a horse sacrifice [aśvamedha-yajṣa] meant to please the Supreme Lord.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O King! The brāhmaṇa sages approached him and had him properly perform a horse sacrifice with worship of the Supreme Lord.