वारणेन्द्रं पुरस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणै: ससुमङ्गलै: । शङ्खतूर्यनिनादेन ब्रह्मघोषेण चादृता: । प्रत्युज्जग्मू रथैर्हृष्टा: प्रणयागतसाध्वसा: ॥ १८ ॥
varanendram puraskrtya brahmanaih sasumangalaih sankha-turya-ninadena brahma-ghosena cadrtah pratyujjagmu rathair hrstah pranayagata-sadhvasah
- varana-indram
- elephants on the auspicious mission
- puraskrtya
- putting in the front
- brahmanaih
- by the brahmanas
- sa-sumangalaih
- with all-auspicious signs
- sankha
- conchshell
- turya
- bugle
- ninadena
- by the sound of
- brahma-ghosena
- by chanting the hymns of the Vedas
- ca
- and
- adrtah
- glorified
- prati
- towards
- ujjagmuh
- proceeded hurriedly
- rathaih
- on the chariots
- hrstah
- in cheerfulness
- pranayagata
- saturated with affection
- sadhvasah
- all-respectful
They hastened toward the Lord on chariots with brahmanas bearing flowers. Before them were elephants, emblems of good fortune. Conchshells and bugles were sounded, and Vedic hymns were chanted. Thus they offered their respects, which were saturated with affection.