Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.82.10

rāma-hradeṣu vidhi-vat

punar āplutya vṛṣṇayaḥ

dadaḥ sv-annaḿ dvijāgryebhyaḥ

kṛṣṇe no bhaktir astv iti

SYNONYMS

rāma — of Lord Paraśurāma; hradeṣu — in the lakes; vidhi-vat — in accordance with scriptural injunctions; punaḥ — again; āplutya — taking a bath; vṛṣṇayaḥ — the Vṛṣṇis; daduḥ — gave; su — fine; annam — food; dvija — to brāhmaṇas; agryebhyaḥ — excellent; kṛṣṇe — to Kṛṣṇa; naḥ — our; bhaktiḥ — devotion; astu — may there be; iti — thus.

TRANSLATION

In accordance with scriptural injunctions, the descendants of Vṛṣṇi then bathed once more in Lord Paraśurāma's lakes and fed first-class brāhmaṇas with sumptuous food. All the while they prayed, "May we be granted devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa."

PURPORT

This second bath marked the end of their fasting, on the following day.

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