Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.23
यस्य क्रतुषु गीर्वाणै: सदस्या ऋत्विजो जना: ।
तुल्यरूपाश्चानिमिषा व्यदृश्यन्त सुवासस: ॥ २३ ॥
yasya kratuṣu gīrvāṇaiḥ
[yasya kratushu geervaanaih]
sadasyā ṛtvijo janāḥ
[sadasyaa ritvijo janaah]
tulya-rūpāś cānimiṣā
[tulya-roopaash chaanimishaa]
vyadṛśyanta suvāsasaḥ
[vyadrishyanta suvaasasah]
Word-for-word
yasya
—
of whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa)
kratuṣu
—
in sacrifices (performed by him)
gīrvāṇaiḥ
—
with the demigods
sadasyāḥ
—
members for executing the sacrifice
ṛtvijaḥ
—
the priests
janāḥ
—
and other expert men
tulya-rūpāḥ
—
appearing exactly like
ca
—
and
animiṣāḥ
—
with unblinking eyes like those of the demigods
vyadṛśyanta
—
being seen
su-vāsasaḥ
—
well dressed with valuable garments.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasya kratuṣu gīrvāṇaiḥ
yasya
of whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa)
kratuṣu
in sacrifices (performed by him)
gīrvāṇaiḥ
with the demigods
sadasyā ṛtvijo janāḥ
sadasyāḥ
members for executing the sacrifice
ṛtvijaḥ
the priests
janāḥ
and other expert men
tulya-rūpāś cānimiṣā
tulya-rūpāḥ
appearing exactly like
ca
and
animiṣāḥ
with unblinking eyes like those of the demigods
vyadṛśyanta suvāsasaḥ
vyadṛśyanta
being seen
su-vāsasaḥ
well dressed with valuable garments.
In the sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the members of the assembly and the priests [especially hotā, udgātā, brahmā and adhvaryu] were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw to the proper performance of the yajña.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In the sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the members of the assembly and the priests, all well dressed, looked at the sacrifice with unblinking eyes like the devatās.
They were equivalent to devatās. One cannot say that the devatās are unique because their eyes do not blink. At these sacrifices the assembly stood with unblinking eyes also at seeing the extraordinary sacrifices.
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Personal Guidance
Priests and members of the assembly looked like devatās with unblinking eyes. When devotion is genuine, even the attendants of the act of worship begin to look transcendental.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I just attending, and where am I actually unblinking with attention?
- What in my worship space deserves a devatā-level care that I have been giving in haste?
My note
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