Text 22] Ambarisa Maharaja Offended by Durvasaé Muni 103
TEXT 22
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TIT AMTAT ATA (Rl
ije ‘Svamedhair adhiyajnam isvaram
maha-vibhityopacitanga-daksinaih
tatair vasisthdsita-gautamadibhir
dhanvany abhisrotam asau sarasvatim
ije—worshiped; asvamedhaih—by performing the horse sacrifice
yajnas; adhiyajnam—to satisfy the master of all yajrias; isvaram—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahd-vibhiitya —with great opulence;
upacita-anga-daksinaih—with all prescribed paraphernalia and con-
tributions of daksind to the brahmanas; tataih—executed; vasistha-
asita-gautama-adibhih—by such brdhmanas as Vasistha, Asita and
Gautama; dhanvani—in the desert; abhisrotam—inundated by the
water of the river; asau—Maharaja Ambarisa; sarasvatim—on the bank
of the Sarasvati.
TRANSLATION
In desert countries where there flowed the River Sarasvati,
Maharaja Ambarisa performed great sacrifices like the asvamedha-
yajfia and thus satisfied the master of all yajiias, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. Such sacrifices were performed with great
opulence and suitable paraphernalia and with contributions of
daksina to the brahmanas, who were supervised by great per-
sonalities like Vasistha, Asita and Gautama, representing the king,
the performer of the sacrifices.
PURPORT
When one performs ritualistic sacrifices as prescribed in the Vedas,
one needs expert brdhmanas known as ydjnika-brahmanas. In Kali-
yuga, however, there is a scarcity of such braéhmanas. Therefore in
