46 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 18

a human being; harim—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
pravistam—entered; viksya—seeing; bhrgavah—the priests who were
descendants of Bhrgu; sa-sisyah—with their disciples; te—all of them;
saha-agnibhih—with the fire sacrifice; pratyagrhnan—properly
welcomed; samutthdya—standing up; sanksiptah—being diminished;
tasya—His; tejasa—by brilliance.

TRANSLATION

Appearing as a brahmana boy, wearing a belt of straw, a sacred
thread, an upper garment of deerskin, and matted locks of hair,
Lord Vamanadeva entered the arena of sacrifice. His brilliant
effulgence diminished the brilliance of all the priests and their dis-
ciples, who thus stood from their seats and welcomed the Lord
properly by offering obeisances.

TEXT 26

aaa: safedt aaah AANA |
TIC CNICC CMEC MECC CIC MELT

yajamanah pramudito
darsaniyarh manoramam

rupanuripavayavam
tasma dsanam dharat

yajamanah—Bali Maharaja, who had engaged all the priests in per-
forming the sacrifice; pramuditah—being very jubilant; darsaniyam—
pleasing to see; manoramam—so beautiful; ripa—with beauty;
anuriipa—equal to His bodily beauty; avayavam—all the different parts
of the body; tasmai—unto Him; dsanam—a sitting place; dharat—

offered.

TRANSLATION

Bali Maharaja, jubilant at seeing Lord Vamanadeva, whose
beautiful limbs contributed equally to the beauty of His entire
body, offered Him a seat with great satisfaction.
