Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.11.49

vālakhilyāḥ sahasrāṇi

ṣaṣṭir brahmarṣayo 'malāḥ

purato 'bhimukhaḿ yānti

stuvanti stutibhir vibhum

SYNONYMS

vālakhilyāḥ — the Vālakhilyas; sahasrāṇi — thousands; ṣaṣṭiḥ — sixty; brahma-ṛṣayaḥ — great sages among the brāhmaṇas; amalāḥ — pure; purataḥ — in front; abhimukham — facing the chariot; yānti — they go; stuvanti — they offer praise; stutibhiḥ — with Vedic prayers; vibhum — to the almighty lord.

TRANSLATION

Facing the chariot, the sixty thousand brāhmaṇa sages known as Vālakhilyas travel in front and offer prayers to the almighty sun-god with Vedic mantras.

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