134 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 3

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: After saying this, the Lord disap-
peared. The wife of King Nabhi, Queen Merudevi, was sitting by
the side of her husband, and consequently she could hear every-
thing the Supreme Lord had spoken.

PURPORT

According to the Vedic injunctions, one should perform sacrifices in
the company of one’s own wife. Sapatniko dharmam acaret: religious
rituals should be performed with one’s wife; therefore Maharaja Nabhi
conducted his great sacrifice with his wife by his side.

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aféft aferaa Reaca amary Tati: renfect ae: frafreteT
agra AVS TAISEN TATA aAoTAPTNA-
Saati WN AWATAR llRell

barhisi tasminn eva visnudatta bhagavan paramarsibhih prasadito
nabheh priya-cikirsaya tad-avarodhayane merudevyam dharman
darsayitu-kamo vata-rasananam sramandanam rsindm irdhva-
manthinam suklaya tanuvdavatatara.

barhisi—in the arena of sacrifice; tasmin—that; eva—in this way;
visnu-datta—O Maharaja Pariksit; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; parama-rsibhih—by the great rsis; prasdditah—being
pleased; nabheh priya-cikirsaya—to please King Nabhi: tat-
avarodhayane—in his wife; merudevyam—Merudevi: dharman—the
principles of religion; darsayitu-kamah—desiring to exhibit how to per-
form: vdta-rasandnadm—of the sannyasis (who have almost no cloth):
Sramananam—of the vanaprasthas; rsinam—of the great sages:
urdhva-manthindm—of the brahmacaris; suklaya tanuva—in His origi-
nal spiritual form, which is above the modes of material nature:
avatatadra—appeared as an incarnation.
