तं ब्राह्मणा भृगवः प्रीयमाणा अयाजयन्विश्वजिता त्रिणाकम् ।
जिगीषमाणं विधिनाभिषिच्य महाभिषेकेण महानुभावाः ॥ ४ ॥
tam brahmana bhrgavah priyamana
ayajayan visvajita tri-nakam
jigisamanam vidhinabhisicya
mahabhisekena mahanubhavah
tam-upon him (Bali Maharaja); brahmanah-all the brahmanas; bhrgavah-the descendants of Bhrgu Muni; priyamanah-being very pleased; ayajayan-engaged him in performing a sacrifice; visvajita-known as Visvajit; tri-nakam-the heavenly planets; jigisamanam-desiring to conquer; vidhina-according to regulative principles; abhisicya-after purifying; maha-abhisekena-by bathing him in a great abhiseka ceremony; maha-anubhavah-the exalted brahmanas.
The
brahmana descendants of
Bhrgu Muni were very pleased with
Bali Maharaja, who desired to conquer the kingdom of
Indra. Therefore, after purifying him and properly bathing him according to regulative principles, they engaged him in performing the
yajna known as
Visvajit.