vālakhilyāḥ - the Vālakhilyas; sahasrāṇi - thousands; ṣaṣṭiḥ - sixty; brahma-ṛṣayaḥ - great sages among the brāhmaṇas; amalāḥ - pure; purataḥ - in front; abhimukham - facing the chariot; yānti - they go; stuvanti - they offer praise; stutibhiḥ - with Vedic prayers; vibhum - to the almighty lord.

Facing the chariot, the sixty thousand brāhmaṇa sages known as Vālakhilyas travel in front and offer prayers to the almighty sun-god with Vedic mantras.