194 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 6
Although King Yuvandéva retired from family life, he and his wives
were always morose because he had no son.
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ust agayaed sae ff ata: |
SH TATA rea Tat AeATS AY 1201
raja tad-yajna-sadanam
pravisto nisi tarsitah
drstvé Sayanan viprars tan
papau mantra-jalam svayam
raja—the King (Yuvanaéva); tat-yajna-sadanam—the arena of
sacrifice; pravistah—entered; nisi—at night; tarsitah—being thirsty;
drstva—seeing; sayanan—lying down; vipran—all the braéhmanas;
tan—all of them; papau—drank; mantra-jalam—water sanctified by
mantras; svayam—personally.
TRANSLATION
Being thirsty one night, the King entered the arena of sacrifice,
and when he saw all the brahmanas lying down, he personally
drank the sanctified water meant to be drunk by his wife.
PURPORT
Yajfias performed by brdhmanas according to Vedic ritualistic
ceremonies are so potent that the sanctifying of water by Vedic mantras
can bring about the desired result. In this instance, the bréhmanas
sanctified the water so that the King’s wife might drink it in the yajfa,
but by providence the King himself went there at night and, being
thirsty, drank the water.
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sfermred fare aes Hoa wT |
Tg BY Be At Gard Faq Rell
