Verse 1·VR 1.16.1
ततो नारायणो विष्णुः नियुक्तः सुरसत्तमैः | जानन्नपि सुरानेवं श्लक्ष्णं वचनमब्रवीत् || १-१६-१
tato naaraayaNo devo viShuNuH niyuk{}taH sura sattamaiH | jaanan api suraan evam shlakShNam vacanam abraviit || 1-16-1
Translation
Later when the Omnipresent Narayana is thus nominated by best gods, and though he knows the outcome, he gently spoke these words to gods in this way. [1-16-1]
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tataH
later
niyuktaH surasattamaiH
nominated, by best gods
naaraayaNaH viShNuH
Narayana, Vishnu - Omnipresent
jaanan api
he knows [outcome,] though
suraan evam shlakSNam vachanam abraviit
gently spoke words this way to gods.
Chapter context
16
Yajna Purusha presents divine dessert as fruit of ritual
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