110 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 3

avahita-dtma—with great attention; ayajata—offered prayers and
worshiped.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued to speak: Maharaja Nabhi, the son
of Agnidhra, wished to have sons, and therefore he attentively
began to offer prayers and worship the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Lord Visnu, the master and enjoyer of all sacrifices.
Maharaja Nabhi’s wife, Merudevi, who had not given birth to any
children at that time, also worshiped Lord Visnu along with her
husband.

TEXT 2

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tasya ha vava sraddhayé visuddha-bhavena yajatah pravargyesu
pracaratsu dravya-desa-kala-mantrartvig-daksina-vidhana-
yogopapattya duradhigamo ‘pi bhagavan bhagavata-vatsalyataya
supratika dtmadnam aparajitamn nija-janabhipretartha-vidhitsaya grhita-
hrdayo hrdayangamam mano-nayandnandandvayavabhiramam
aviscakara.

tasya —when he (Nabhi); ha vava—certainly; sraddhaya —with great
faith and devotion; visuddha-bhavena—with a pure, uncontaminated
mind; yajatah—was worshiping; pravargyesu—while the fruitive ac-
tivities called pravargya; pracaratsu—were being performed; dravya—
the ingredients; desa—place; kdla—time; mantra—hymns: rtvik—
priests conducting the ceremony; daksinad—gifts to the priests;
vidhdna—regulative principles; yoga—and of the means; upapattya —
by the performance; duradhigamah—not obtainable; api—although;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhagavata-vat-
salyataya —because of His being very affectionate to His devotee; su-
