SB 10.69.28
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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; maṅgalāni — auspicious; ca — and.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.