Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.21.17
తథా వాలిఖిల్యా ఋషయోఽఙ్గుష్ఠపర్వమాత్రా: షష్టిసహస్రాణి పురత: సూర్యం సూక్తవాకాయ నియుక్తా: సంస్తువన్తి ॥ ౧౭ ॥
tathā vālikhilyā ṛṣayo ’ṅguṣṭha-parva-mātrāḥ ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi purataḥ sūryaṁ sūkta-vākāya niyuktāḥ saṁstuvanti.
[tathaa vaalikhilyaa rishayo ’ngushtha-parva-maatraah shashti-sahasraani puratah sooryam sookta-vaakaaya niyuktaah samstuvanti.]
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tathā
—
there
vālikhilyāḥ
—
Vālikhilyas
ṛṣayaḥ
—
great sages
aṅguṣṭha-parva-mātrāḥ
—
whose size is that of a thumb
ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi
—
sixty thousand
purataḥ
—
in front
sūryam
—
the sun-god
su-ukta-vākāya
—
for speaking eloquently
niyuktāḥ
—
engaged
saṁstuvanti
—
offer prayers.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathā vālikhilyā ṛṣayo ’ṅguṣṭha-parva-mātrāḥ ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi purataḥ sūryaṁ sūkta-vākāya niyuktāḥ saṁstuvanti.
tathā
there
vālikhilyāḥ
Vālikhilyas
ṛṣayaḥ
great sages
aṅguṣṭha-parva-mātrāḥ
whose size is that of a thumb
ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi
sixty thousand
purataḥ
in front
sūryam
the sun-god
su-ukta-vākāya
for speaking eloquently
niyuktāḥ
engaged
saṁstuvanti
offer prayers.
There are sixty thousand saintly persons named Vālikhilyas, each the size of a thumb, who are located in front of the sun-god and who offer him eloquent prayers of glorification.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Sixty thousand sages named Vālikhilyas, each the size of a thumb, located in front of the sun-god, offer him eloquent prayers.
Sūkta-vākāya means “with well-spoken prayers.”
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