SB 10.69.28

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa's Palaces in Dvārakā

SB 10.69.27

SB 10.69.29

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 28

kutracid dvija-mukhyebhyo
dadataṁ gāḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ
itihāsa-purāṇāni
śṛṇvantaṁ maṅgalāni ca

SYNONYMS

kutracit—somewhere; dvija—to brāhmaṇas; mukhyebhyaḥ—excellent; dadatam—giving; gāḥ—cows; su—well; alaṅkṛtāḥ—ornamented; itihāsa—epic histories; purāṇāni—and the Purāṇas; śṛṇvantam-hearing; maṅgalāni—auspicious; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

Somewhere He was giving well-decorated cows to exalted brāhmaṇas, and elsewhere he was listening to the auspicious narration of epic histories and Purāṇas.

PURPORT

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī informs us that giving cows in charity occurs in the morning, while hearing the histories takes place in the afternoon.