84 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 4, Ch. 3

tasmin brahmarsayah sarve
devarsi-pitr-devatah

asan krta-svasty-ayanas
tat-patnyas ca sa-bhartrkah

tasmin—in that (sacrifice); brahmarsayah—the brahmarsis; sarve—all;
devarsi—the devarsis; pitr—ancestors; devatah— demigods; asan— were; krta-
svasti-ayanah—were very nicely decorated with ornaments; tat-patnyah—
their wives; ca—and; sa-bhartrkah—along with their husbands.

TRANSLATION

While the sacrifice was being performed, many brahmarsis, great sages,
ancestral demigods and other demigods, their wives all very nicely deco-
rated with ornaments, attended from different parts of the universe.

PURPORT

In any auspicious ceremony, such as a marriage ceremony, sacrificial
ceremony or piija ceremony, it is auspicious for married women to decorate
themselves very nicely with ornaments, fine clothing and cosmetics. These
are auspicious signs, and many heavenly women assembled with their
husbands, the devarsis, demigods and rajarsis, in that great sacrifice named
Brhaspati-sava. It is specifically mentioned in this verse that they ap-
proached with their husbands, for when a woman is decorated nicely, her
husband becomes more cheerful. The nice decorations, ornaments and dress
of the wives of the demigods and sages and the cheerfulness of the demi-
gods and sages themselves were all-auspicious signs for the ceremony.

TEXTS 5-7
TI TH VAT ACTA |
aal ararrett Sat frerareteay I & II
aaah: saat fra setae: |
Para: ater fread: Garza! & I
CR SPAT SorPIEIVTH: |
aft qanht | BAkERTTeMT I 9 II

tad upasrutya nabhasi
khecaranam prajalpatam

sati daksayani devi
pitr-yajnia-mahotsavam
