CHAPTER TWENTY
Lord Viṣṇu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu
TEXT I
मैत्रेय उवाच
मगवानपि वैकुण्ठः साकं मघवता विभुः ।
यज्ञैर्यज्ञपतिस्तुष्टो यज्ञभुक् तममाषत ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca bhagavān api vaikuṇṭhaḥ sākam maghavatā vibhuḥ yajñair yajña-patis tuṣṭo yajña-bhuk tam abhāṣata
maitreyaḥ uvāca—the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu; api—also; vaikuṇṭhaḥ—the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha; sākam—along with; maghavatā—King Indra; vibhuḥ—the Lord; yajñaiḥ—by the sacrifices; yajña-patiḥ—the Lord of all yajñas; tuṣṭaḥ—satisfied; yajña-bhuk—the enjoyer of the yajña; tam—unto King Pṛthu; abhāṣata—said.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, being very much satisfied by the performance of ninety-nine horse sacrifices, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, appeared on the scene. Accompanying Him was King Indra. Lord Viṣṇu then began to speak.
TEXT 2
श्रीभगवानुवाच
एष तेऽकार्षोद्धरं हयमेधशतस्य ह ।
क्षमापयत आत्मानममुष्य क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥ २ ॥
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