Progress:42.6%
[ल] अस्मिन किल सवयं राजन्न इष्टवान वै परजापतिः सत्रम इष्टी कृतं नाम पुरा वर्षसहस्रिकम ॥ ३-१२९-१ ॥
'Lomasa said, "Here, O king, the Lord of all beings performed a sacrifice in ancient times, known as the Ishtikrita, which lasted for a thousand years."' ॥ 3-129-1 ॥
english translation
अम्बरीसश च नाभाग इष्टवान यमुनाम अनु यज्ञैश च तपसा चैव परां सिद्धिम अवाप सः ॥ ३-१२९-२ ॥
'And Ambarisha, the son of Nabhaga, performed a sacrifice near the Yamuna river. After completing the sacrifice, he gave away ten Padmas (golden coins) to the attending priests, and through his sacrifices and austerities, he attained the highest success.' ॥ 3-129-2 ॥
english translation
देशॊ नाहुष यज्ञानाम अयं पुण्यतमॊ नृप यत्रेष्ट्वा दशपद्मानि सदस्येभ्यॊ निसृष्टवान ॥ ३-१२९-३ ॥
'O son of Kunti! This is the very spot where Yayati, the mighty son of Nahusha, who led a life of holiness, performed his sacrificial rites.' ॥ 3-129-3 ॥
english translation
सार्वभौमस्य कौन्तेय ययातेर अमितौजसः सपर्धमानस्य शक्रेण पश्येदं यज्ञवास्त्व इह ॥ ३-१२९-४ ॥
'O Kaunteya (son of Kunti), behold here the sacrificial grounds of the sovereign Yayati of immense prowess, who rivaled (or competed with) Shakra (Indra).' ॥ 3-129-4 ॥
english translation
पश्य नानाविधाकारैर अग्निभिर निचितां महीम मज्जन्तीम इव चाक्रान्तां ययातेर यज्ञकर्मभिः ॥ ३-१२९-५ ॥
'Behold how the ground is adorned with sites for various sacrificial fires, and how the earth itself seems to sink under the weight of Yayati's pious deeds.' ॥ 3-129-5 ॥
english translation