SB 9.11.2 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

होत्रेऽददाद् दिशं प्राचीं ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां प्रभु: । अध्वर्यवे प्रतीचीं वा उत्तरां सामगाय स: ॥ २ ॥

Verse text

hotre ’dadād diśaṁ prācīṁ brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṁ prabhuḥ adhvaryave pratīcīṁ vā uttarāṁ sāmagāya saḥ

Synonyms

hotre — unto the hotā priest, who offers oblations ; adadāt — gave ; diśam — direction ; prācīm — the whole eastern side ; brahmaṇe — unto the brahmā priest, who supervises what is done in the sacrificial arena ; dakṣiṇām — the southern side ; prabhuḥ — Lord Rāmacandra ; adhvaryave — unto the adhvaryu priest ; pratīcīm — the whole western side ; vā — also ; uttarām — the northern side ; sāma — gāya — unto the udgātā priest, who sings the Sāma Veda ; saḥ — He (Lord Rāmacandra) .

Translation

Lord Rāmacandra gave the entire east to the hotā priest, the entire south to the brahmā priest, the west to the adhvaryu priest, and the north to the udgātā priest, the reciter of the Sāma Veda. In this way, He donated His kingdom.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Rāmacandra gave the east to the hotā priest, the south to the brahmā priest, the west to the adhvaryu priest, and the north to the udgātā priest, the reciter of the Sāma Veda.