Text 13] The Activities of King Bharata 265

TEXT 13

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ittham dhrta-bhagavad-vrata aineydjina-vasasdnusavanabhisekardra-
kapisa-kutila-jata-kalapena ca virocamanah siiryarca bhagavantam
hiranmayam purusam ujjihdne sirya-mandale ’bhyupatisthann etad u
hovaca.

ittham—in this way: dhrta-bhagavat-vratah—having accepted the
vow to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead: aineya-ajina-
vasasa—with a dress of a.deerskin: anusavana—three times in a day:
abhiseka—by a bath; ardra—wet: kapisa—tawny: kutila-jata—of
curling and matted hair: kalapena—by masses: ca—and:
virocamanah—being very beautifully decorated: siiryarca—by the
Vedic hymns worshiping the expansion of Narayana within the sun:
bhagavantam—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead: hiran-
mayam—the Lord. whose bodily hue is just like gold: purusam—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead: ujjihdne—when rising: siirya-man-
dale—the sun globe; abhyupatisthan—worshiping: etat—this: u ha—

certainly: uvdca—he recited.

TRANSLATION
Maharaja Bharata appeared very beautiful. He had a wealth of

curly hair on his head, which was wet from bathing three times
daily. He dressed in a deerskin. He worshiped Lord Narayana,
whose body was composed of golden effulgence and who resided
within the sun. Maharaja Bharata worshiped Lord Narayana by
chanting the hymns given in the Rg Veda, and he recited the
following verse as the sun rose.

PURPORT
The predominating Deity within the sun is Hiranmava. Lord
Narayana. He is worshiped by the Gayatri mantra: om bhiir bhuvah svah
