SB 10.53.13

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

SB 10.53.12

SB 10.53.14

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 13

hiraṇya-rūpya vāsāṁsi
tilāṁś ca guḍa-miśritān
prādād dhenūś ca viprebhyo
rājā vidhi-vidāṁ varaḥ

SYNONYMS

hiraṇya—gold; rūpya—silver; vāsāṁsi—and clothing; tilān—sesame seeds; ca—and; guḍa—with raw sugar; miśritān—mixed; prādāt—gave; dhenūḥ—cows; ca—also; viprebhyaḥ—to the brāhmaṇas; rājā—the king, Bhīṣmaka; vidhi—regulative principles; vidām—of those who know; varaḥ—the best.

TRANSLATION

Outstanding in his knowledge of regulative principles, the King rewarded the brāhmaṇas with gold, silver, clothing, cows and sesame seeds mixed with raw sugar.