Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 70: Lord Krsna's Daily Activities

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.70.21

tatrahur brahmanah kecid

asina brahma-vadinah

purvesam punya-yasasam

rajnam cakathayan kathah

SYNONYMS

tatra -- there; ahuh -- spoke; brahmanah -- brahmanas; kecit -- some; asinah -- seated; brahma -- in the Vedas; vadinah -- fluent; purvesam -- of those of the past; punya -- pious; yasasam -- whose fame; rajnam -- of kings; ca -- and; akathayan -- they recounted; kathah -- stories.

TRANSLATION

Some brahmanas sitting in that assembly hall would fluently chant Vedic mantras, while others recounted stories of past kings of pious renown.

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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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