Devanagari
अयजद् यज्ञपुरुषं क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणै: ।
सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्ववेदमयं हरिम् ॥ ४८ ॥
Verse text
ayajad yajṣa-puruṣaṁ
kratubhir bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ
sarva-devamayaṁ devaṁ
sarva-vedamayaṁ harim
Synonyms
ayajat
—
worshiped
;
yajṣa
—
puruṣam — the yajṣa-puruṣa, the Lord
;
kratubhiḥ
—
by performing various sacrifices
;
bhūri
—
dakṣiṇaiḥ — giving abundant gifts to the brāhmaṇas
;
sarva
—
deva — mayam — the reservoir of all the demigods
;
devam
—
the Supreme Lord
;
sarva
—
veda — mayam — the ultimate object of all Vedic knowledge
;
harim
—
the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead .
Translation
King Yayāti performed various sacrifices, in which he offered abundant gifts to the brāhmaṇas to satisfy the Supreme Lord, Hari, who is the reservoir of all the demigods and the object of all Vedic knowledge.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
King Yayāti worshipped Viṣṇu, the composite of all devatās and the Vedās, by performing sacrifices, in which he offered abundant gifts to the brāhmaṇas.