बर्हिषत् सुमहाभागो हाविर्धानि: प्रजापति: । क्रियाकाण्डेषु निष्णातो योगेषु च कुरूद्वह ॥ ९ ॥
barhisat sumaha-bhago havirdhanih prajapatih kriya-kandesu nisnato yogesu ca kurudvaha
- barhisat
- of the name Barhisat
- su-maha-bhagah
- very fortunate
- havirdhanih
- of the name Havirdhani
- praja-patih
- the post of Prajapati
- kriya-kandesu
- in the matter of fruitive activities
- nisnatah
- being merged in
- yogesu
- in mystic yoga practices
- ca
- also
- kuru-udvaha
- O best of the Kurus (Vidura).
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, Havirdhana’s very powerful son named Barhisat was very expert in performing various kinds of fruitive sacrifices, and he was also expert in the practice of mystic yoga. By his great qualifications, he became known as Prajapati.