ŚB 10.74.6
Devanagari
श्रीशुक उवाच
इत्युक्त्वा यज्ञिये काले वव्रे युक्तान् स ऋत्विज: ।
कृष्णानुमोदित: पार्थो ब्राह्मणान् ब्रह्मवादिन: ॥ ६ ॥
इत्युक्त्वा यज्ञिये काले वव्रे युक्तान् स ऋत्विज: ।
कृष्णानुमोदित: पार्थो ब्राह्मणान् ब्रह्मवादिन: ॥ ६ ॥
Verse text
śrī-śuka uvāca
ity uktvā yajñiye kāle
vavre yuktān sa ṛtvijaḥ
kṛṣṇānumoditaḥ pārtho
brāhmaṇān brahma-vādinaḥ
ity uktvā yajñiye kāle
vavre yuktān sa ṛtvijaḥ
kṛṣṇānumoditaḥ pārtho
brāhmaṇān brahma-vādinaḥ
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; uktvā — speaking; yajñiye — appropriate for the sacrifice; kāle — at the time; vavre — chose; yuktān — suitable; saḥ — he; ṛtvijaḥ — sacrificial priests; kṛṣṇa — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; anumoditaḥ — sanctioned; pārthaḥ — the son of Pṛthā (Yudhiṣṭhira); brāhmaṇān — brāhmaṇas; brahma — of the Vedas; vādinaḥ — expert authorities.
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having said this, King Yudhiṣṭhira waited until the proper time for the sacrifice was at hand. Then with Lord Kṛṣṇa’s permission he selected suitable priests, all expert authorities on the Vedas, to execute the sacrifice.
Purport
The great Bhāgavatam commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the proper time for the sacrifice mentioned here was the spring.