Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 5: The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.5.3

dhenūnāḿ niyute prādād

viprebhyaḥ samalańkṛte

tilādrīn sapta ratnaugha-

śātakaumbhāmbarāvṛtān

SYNONYMS

dhenūnām — of milk-giving cows; niyute — two million; prādāt — gave in charity; viprebhyaḥ — unto the brāhmaṇas; samalańkṛte — completely decorated; tila-adrīn — hills of grain; sapta — seven; ratna-ogha-śāta-kaumbha-ambara-āvṛtān — covered with jewels and cloth embroidered with gold.

TRANSLATION

Nanda Mahārāja gave two million cows, completely decorated with cloth and jewels, in charity to the brāhmaṇas. He also gave them seven hills of grain, covered with jewels and with cloth decorated with golden embroidery.

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