# SB 8.23.13 > अथाहोशनसं राजन्हरिर्नारायणोऽन्तिके > आसीनमृत्विजां मध्ये सदसि ब्रह्मवादिनाम ॥१३॥ ## Text > athāhośanasaṁ rājan > harir nārāyaṇo 'ntike > āsīnam ṛtvijāṁ madhye > sadasi brahma-vādinām ## Synonyms *atha*—thereafter; *āha*—said; *uśanasam*—unto Śukrācārya; *rājan*—O King; *hariḥ*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *nārāyaṇaḥ*—the Lord; *antike*—nearby; *āsīnam*—who was sitting; *ṛtvijām madhye*—in the group of all the priests; *sadasi*—in the assembly; *brahma-vādinām*—of the followers of Vedic principles. ## Translation **Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, thereafter addressed Śukrācārya, who was sitting nearby in the midst of the assembly with the priests [brahma, hotā, udgātā and adhvaryu]. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, these priests were all brahma-vādīs, followers of the Vedic principles for performing sacrifices.**