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ŚB 10.74.12

Devanagari

ततस्ते देवयजनं ब्राह्मणा: स्वर्णलाङ्गलै: ।
कृष्ट्वा तत्र यथाम्नायं दीक्षयां चक्रिरे नृपम् ॥ १२ ॥

Text

tatas te deva-yajanaṁ
brāhmaṇāḥ svarṇa-lāṅgalaiḥ
kṛṣṭvā tatra yathāmnāyaṁ
dīkṣayāṁ cakrire nṛpam

Synonyms

tataḥ — then; te — they; deva-yajanam — the place for worshiping the demigods; brāhmaṇāḥ — the brāhmaṇas; svarṇa — gold; lāṅgalaiḥ — with plows; kṛṣṭvā — furrowing; tatra — there; yathā-āmnāyam — according to the standard authorities; dīkṣayām cakrire — they initiated; nṛpam — the King.

Translation

The brāhmaṇa priests then plowed the sacrificial ground with golden plowshares and initiated King Yudhiṣṭhira for the sacrifice in accordance with the traditions set down by standard authorities.