वालखिल्या: सहस्राणि षष्टिर्ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमला: । पुरतोऽभिमुखं यान्ति स्तुवन्ति स्तुतिभिर्विभुम् ॥ ४९ ॥
vālakhilyāḥ sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭir brahmarṣayo ’malāḥ purato ’bhimukhaṁ yānti stuvanti stutibhir vibhum
- vālakhilyāḥ
- the Vālakhilyas
- sahasrāṇi
- thousands
- ṣaṣṭiḥ
- sixty
- brahma-ṛṣayaḥ
- great sages among the brāhmaṇas
- amalāḥ
- pure
- purataḥ
- in front
- abhimukham
- facing the chariot
- yānti
- they go
- stuvanti
- they offer praise
- stutibhiḥ
- with Vedic prayers
- vibhum
- to the almighty lord
Facing the chariot, the sixty thousand brāhmaṇa sages known as Vālakhilyas travel in front and offer prayers to the almighty sun-god with Vedic mantras.