106 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 20

asta-saptati-medhyasvan
babandha pradadad vasu

bharatasya hi dausmanter
agnih sdci-gune citah

sahasram badvaso yasmin
brahmana ga vibhejire

cakram—the mark of Krsna’s disc; daksina-haste—on the palm of the
right hand; asya—of him (Bharata); padma-kosah—the mark of the
whorl of a lotus; asya—of him; paédayoh—on the soles of the feet; ije—
worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahda-abhisekena—by
a grand Vedic ritualistic ceremony; sah—he (Maharaja Bharata);
abhisiktah—being promoted; adhirdt—to the topmost position of a
ruler; vibhuh—the master of everything; parica-paricasata —fifty-five;
medhyaih—fit for sacrifices; garigayam anu—from the mouth of the
Ganges to the source; vajibhih—with horses; ma@mateyam—the great
sage Bhrgu; purodhadya—making him the great priest; yamunadm—on
the bank of the Yamuna; anu—in regular order; ca—also; prabhuh—
the supreme master, Maharaja Bharata; asta-saptati—seventy-eight;
medhya-asvan—horses fit for sacrifice; babandha—he bound;
pradadat—gave in charity; vasu—riches; bharatasya—of Maharaja
Bharata; hi—indeed; dausmanteh—the son of Maharaja Dusmanta;
agnih—the sacrificial fire; sdci-gune—on an excellent site; citah—
established; sahasram—thousands; badvasah—by the number of one
badva (one badva equals 13,084); yasmin—in which sacrifices;
brahmanaéh—all the brahmanas present; gah—the cows; vibhejire—
received their respective share.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Bharata, the son of Dusmanta, had the mark of Lord
Krsna’s disc on the palm of his right hand, and he had the mark of
a lotus whorl on the soles of his feet. By worshiping the Supreme
Personality of Godhead with a grand ritualistic ceremony, he be-
came the emperor and master of the entire world. Then, under the
priesthood of Mamateya, Bhrgu Muni, he performed fifty-five
horse sacrifices on the bank of the Ganges, beginning from its
mouth and ending at its source, and seventy-eight horse sacrifices
