SB 10.79.18

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage

SB 10.79.17

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

tataḥ phālgunam āsādya
pañcāpsarasam uttamam
viṣṇuḥ sannihito yatra
snātvāsparśad gavāyutam

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—then; phālgunam—Phālguna; āsādya—reaching; pañca-apsarasam—the lake of the five Apsarās; uttamam—exalted; viṣṇuḥ—the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu; sannihitaḥ—manifested; yatra—wherein; snātvā—bathing; asparśat—He touched (as part of the ritual in giving as charity); gava—cows; ayutam—ten thousand.

TRANSLATION

Next He went to Phālguna-tīrtha and bathed in the sacred Pañcāpsarā Lake, where Lord Viṣṇu had directly manifested Himself. At this place He gave away another ten thousand cows.