Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 64 Verses 14-15

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.64.14-15

sv-alańkṛtebhyo guṇa-śīlavadbhyaḥ

sīdat-kuṭumbebhya ṛta-vratebhyaḥ

tapaḥ-śruta-brahma-vadānya-sadbhyaḥ

prādāḿ yuvabhyo dvija-puńgavebhyaḥ

go-bhū-hiraṇyāyatanāśva-hastinaḥ

kanyāḥ sa-dāsīs tila-rūpya-śayyāḥ

vāsāḿsi ratnāni paricchadān rathān

iṣṭaḿ ca yajñaiś caritaḿ ca pūrtam

SYNONYMS

su — well; alańkṛtebhyaḥ — who were ornamented; guṇa — good qualities; śīla — and character; vadbhyaḥ — who possessed; sīdat — distressed; kuṭumbebhyaḥ — whose families; ṛta — to truth; vratebhyaḥ — dedicated; tapaḥ — for austerity; śruta — well known; brahma — in the Vedas; vadānya — vastly learned; sadbhyaḥ — saintly; prādām — I gave; yuvabhyaḥ — who were young; dvija — to brāhmaṇas; pum-gavebhyaḥ — most exceptional; go — cows; bhū — land; hiraṇya — gold; āyatana — houses; aśva — horses; hastinaḥ — and elephants; kanyāḥ — marriageable daughters; sa — with; dāsīḥ — maidservants; tila — sesame; rūpya — silver; śayyāḥ — and beds; vāsāḿsi — clothing; ratnāni — jewels; paricchadān — furniture; rathān — chariots; iṣṭam — worship executed; ca — and; yajñaiḥ — by Vedic fire sacrifices; caritam — done; ca — and; pūrtam — pious works.

TRANSLATION

I first honored the brāhmaṇas who were recipients of my charity by decorating them with fine ornaments. Those most exalted brāhmaṇas, whose families were in need, were young and possessed of excellent character and qualities. They were dedicated to truth, famous for their austerity, vastly learned in the Vedic scriptures and saintly in their behavior. I gave them cows, land, gold and houses, along with horses, elephants and marriageable girls with maidservants, as well as sesame, silver, fine beds, clothing, jewels, furniture and chariots. In addition, I performed Vedic sacrifices and executed various pious welfare activities.

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