ŚB 8.23.18
Devanagari
श्रीशुक उवाच
प्रतिनन्द्य हरेराज्ञामुशना भगवानिति ।
यज्ञच्छिद्रं समाधत्त बलेर्विप्रर्षिभि: सह ॥ १८ ॥
प्रतिनन्द्य हरेराज्ञामुशना भगवानिति ।
यज्ञच्छिद्रं समाधत्त बलेर्विप्रर्षिभि: सह ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
śrī-śuka uvāca
pratinandya harer ājñām
uśanā bhagavān iti
yajña-cchidraṁ samādhatta
baler viprarṣibhiḥ saha
pratinandya harer ājñām
uśanā bhagavān iti
yajña-cchidraṁ samādhatta
baler viprarṣibhiḥ saha
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; pratinandya — offering all obeisances; hareḥ — of the Personality of Godhead; ājñām — the order; uśanāḥ — Śukrācārya; bhagavān — the most powerful; iti — thus; yajña-chidram — discrepancies in the performance of sacrifices; samādhatta — made it a point to fulfill; baleḥ — of Bali Mahārāja; vipra-ṛṣibhiḥ — the best brāhmaṇas; saha — along with.
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: In this way, the most powerful Śukrācārya accepted the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead with full respect. Along with the best brāhmaṇas, he began to compensate for the discrepancies in the sacrifices performed by Bali Mahārāja.