tatha valikhilya rsayo 'ṅgustha-parva-matrah sasti-sahasrani puratah
suryam sukta-vakaya niyuktah samstuvanti.
tatha-there; valikhilyah-Valikhilyas; rsayah-great sages; aṅgustha-parva-matrah-whose size is that of a thumb; sasti-sahasrani-sixty thousand; puratah-in front; suryam-the sun-god; su-ukta-vakaya-for speaking eloquently; niyuktah-engaged; samstuvanti-offer prayers.