TEXT 9
gayam nrpah kah pratiyati karmabhir
yajvabhimani bahuvid dharma-gopta
samagata-srih sadasas-patih satam
sat-sevako nyo bhagavat-kalam rte
SYNONYMS
gayamKing Gaya; nrpahking; kahwho; pratiyatiis a match for; karmabhihby his execution of ritualistic ceremonies; yajvawho performed all sacrifices; abhimaniso widely respected all over the world; bahu-vitfully aware of the conclusion of Vedic literature; dharma-goptaprotector of the occupational duties of everyone; samagata-srihpossessing all kinds of opulence; sadasah-patih satamthe dean of the assembly of great persons; sat-sevakahservant of the devotees; anyahanyone else; bhagavat-kalamthe plenary incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rtebesides.
TRANSLATION
The great King Gaya used to perform all kinds of Vedic rituals. He was highly intelligent and expert in studying all the Vedic literatures. He maintained the religious principles and possessed all kinds of opulence. He was a leader among gentlemen and a servant of the devotees. He was a totally qualified plenary expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore who could equal him in the performance of gigantic ritualistic ceremonies?

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