SB 9.4.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

इमे अङ्गिरसः सत्रम् आसते ऽद्य सुमेधसः ।
षष्ठं षष्ठमुपेत्याहः कवे मुह्यन्ति कर्मणि ॥ ३ ॥

ime aṅgirasah satram

asate 'dya sumedhasah

sastham sastham upetyahah

kave muhyanti karmani

ime-all these; aṅgirasah-descendants of the dynasty of Aṅgira; satram-sacrifice; asate-are performing; adya-today; sumedhasah-who are all very intelligent; sastham-sixth; sastham-sixth; upetya-after achieving; ahah-day; kave-O best of learned men; muhyanti-become bewildered; karmani-in discharging fruitive activities.

TRANSLATION

Nabhaga's father said: All the descendants of Aṅgira are now going to perform a great sacrifice, but although they are very intelligent, on every sixth day they will be bewildered in performing sacrifice and will make mistakes in their daily duties.

PURPORT

Nabhaga was very simple hearted. Therefore when he went to his father, the father, in compassion for his son, suggested that as a means of livelihood Nabhaga could go to the descendants of Aṅgira and take advantage of their misgivings in performing yajna.