तमभ्यषिञ्चन् विधिवदक्तमभ्यक्तमृत्विज: । पत्नीभिरष्टादशभि: सोमराजमिवोडुभि: ॥ ४७ ॥
tam abhyaṣiñcan vidhi-vad aktam abhyaktam ṛtvijaḥ patnībhir aṣṭā-daśabhiḥ soma-rājam ivoḍubhiḥ
- tam
- him
- abhyaṣiñcan
- they sprinkled with sacred water
- vidhivat
- according to scriptural rules
- aktam
- his eyes decorated with mascara
- abhyaktam
- his body smeared with newly churned butter
- ṛtvijaḥ
- the priests
- patnībhiḥ
- along with his wives
- aṣṭā-daśabhiḥ
- eighteen
- soma-rājam
- the kingly
- iva
- as if
- uḍubhiḥ
- with stars
After Vasudeva’s eyes had been decorated with black cosmetic and his body smeared with fresh butter, the priests initiated him according to scriptural rules by sprinkling him and his eighteen wives with sacred water. Encircled by his wives, he resembled the regal moon encircled by stars.