Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.33-35

gavām rukma-vishānīnām

rūpyāńghrīnām suvāsasām

payahśīla-vayo-rūpa-

vatsopaskara-sampadām

prāhinot sādhu-viprebhyo

griheshu nyarbudāni shat

bhojayitvā dvijān agre

svādv annam gunavattamam

labdha-kāmair anujñātah

pāranāyopacakrame

tasya tarhy atithih sākshād

durvāsā bhagavān abhūt

SYNONYMS

gavām — cows; rukma-vishānīnām — whose horns were covered with gold plate; rūpya-ańghrīnām — whose hooves were covered with silver plate; su-vāsasām — very nicely decorated with garments; payah-śīla — with full milk bags; vayah — young; rūpa — beautiful; vatsa-upaskara-sampadām — with nice calves; prāhinot — gave in charity; sādhu-viprebhyah — unto the brāhmanas and saintly persons; griheshu — (who arrived) in his house; nyarbudāni — ten crores (one hundred million); shat — six times; bhojayitvā — feeding them; dvijān agre — first the brāhmanas; svādu annam — very tasteful eatables; gunavat-tamam — highly delicious; labdha-kāmaih — by those brāhmanas, being fully satisfied; anujñātah — by their permission; pāranāya — for completing the Dvādaśī; upacakrame — was just about to observe the final ceremony; tasya — of him (Ambarīsha); tarhi — immediately; atithih — unwanted or uncalled-for guest; sākshāt — directly; durvāsāh — the great mystic Durvāsā; bhagavān — very powerful; abhūt — appeared on the scene as a guest.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Mahārāja Ambarīsha satisfied all the guests who arrived at his house, especially the brāhmanas. He gave in charity sixty crores of cows whose horns were covered with gold plate and whose hooves were covered with silver plate. All the cows were well decorated with garments and had full milk bags. They were mild-natured, young and beautiful and were accompanied by their calves. After giving these cows, the King first sumptuously fed all the brāhmanas, and when they were fully satisfied, he was about to observe the end of Ekādaśī, with their permission, by breaking the fast. Exactly at that time, however, Durvāsā Muni, the great and powerful mystic, appeared on the scene as an uninvited guest.

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