Shiva Purana
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तनूनपादपि निजं चक्रे रूपं सहस्रशः ॥ हविषा ग्रहणायाशु तस्मिन् यज्ञे महोत्सवे ॥ १६ ॥
The sacrificial fire evinced its diverse forms in a thousand ways, during the sacrificial festivities, in order to receive the sacrificial offerings of Dakṣa.
english translation
tanUnapAdapi nijaM cakre rUpaM sahasrazaH ॥ haviSA grahaNAyAzu tasmin yajJe mahotsave ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि जुह्वति सह ऋत्विजः ॥ उद्गातारश्चतुषष्टि सहस्राणि सुरर्षयः ॥१७॥
There were eighty-six thousand Ṛtviks॥ 4॥ in the performance of the sacrifice and sixty-four thousand Udgātṛs.
english translation
aSTAzItisahasrANi juhvati saha RtvijaH ॥ udgAtArazcatuSaSTi sahasrANi surarSayaH ॥17॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअध्वर्यवोथ होतारस्तावन्तो नारदादयः ॥ सप्तर्षयस्समा गाथाः कुर्वंति स्म पृथक्पृथक् ॥ १८॥
The celestial sages Nārada and others acted as Adhvaryus and Hotṛs. They too were as many. The seven sages॥ 5॥ (jointly and) severally repeated the Sāman hymns.
english translation
adhvaryavotha hotArastAvanto nAradAdayaH ॥ saptarSayassamA gAthAH kurvaMti sma pRthakpRthak ॥ 18॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगंधर्वविद्याधरसिद्धसंघानादित्यसंघान् सगणान् सयज्ञान् ॥ संख्यावरान्नागचरान् समस्तान् वव्रे स दक्षो हि महाध्वरे स्वे ॥ १९ ॥
In his great sacrifice Dakṣa extended his invitation to Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas, Ādityas, all the innumerable Nāgas along with their followers and sacrificial ritualists.
english translation
gaMdharvavidyAdharasiddhasaMghAnAdityasaMghAn sagaNAn sayajJAn ॥ saMkhyAvarAnnAgacarAn samastAn vavre sa dakSo hi mahAdhvare sve ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptद्विजर्षिराजर्षिसुरर्षिसंघा नृपास्समित्राः सचिवास्स सैन्याः ॥ वसुप्रमुख्या गणदेवताश्च सर्वे वृतास्तेन मखोपवेत्त्राः ॥ 2-2-27-२० ॥
Brahminical, Royal and celestial sages, kings, with their friends, ministers, armies etc, Vasus॥ 6॥ and other chief Gaṇadevatas—all of them were invited by him in the sacrifice.
english translation
dvijarSirAjarSisurarSisaMghA nRpAssamitrAH sacivAssa sainyAH ॥ vasupramukhyA gaNadevatAzca sarve vRtAstena makhopavettrAH ॥ 2-2-27-20 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript