नैमिषेऽनिमिषक्षेत्रे ऋषय: शौनकादय: । सत्रं स्वर्गायलोकाय सहस्रसममासत ॥ ४ ॥
naimise ’nimisa-ksetre rsayah saunakadayah satram svargaya lokaya sahasra-samam asata
- naimise
- in the forest known as Naimisaranya
- animisa-ksetre
- the spot which is especially a favorite of Visnu (who does not close His eyelids)
- rsayah
- sages
- saunaka-adayah
- headed by the sage Saunaka
- satram
- sacrifice
- svargaya
- the Lord who is glorified in heaven
- lokaya
- and for the devotees who are always in touch with the Lord
- sahasra
- one thousand
- samam
- years
- asata
- performed.
Once, in a holy place in the forest of Naimisaranya, great sages headed by the sage Saunaka assembled to perform a great thousand-year sacrifice for the satisfaction of the Lord and His devotees.