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Text 12
tatas te deva-yajanaṁ
brāhmaṇāḥ svarṇa-lāṅgalaiḥ
kṛṣṭvā tatra yathāmnāyaṁ
dīkṣayāṁ cakrire nṛpam
tataḥ — then; te — they; deva-yajanam — the place for worshiping the demigods; brāhmaṇāḥ — the brāhmaṇas; svarṇa — gold; lāṅgalaiḥ — with plows; kṛṣṭvā — furrowing; tatra — there; yathā-āmnāyam — according to the standard authorities; dīkṣayām cakrire — they initiated; nṛpam — the King.
The brāhmaṇa priests then plowed the sacrificial ground with golden plowshares and initiated King Yudhiṣṭhira for the sacrifice in accordance with the traditions set down by standard authorities.