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The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
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hutvā cāgniṁ dvijātibhyaḥ prādād annaṁ mahā-guṇam
ye —those  brāhmaṇas  who;  asūya —envy;  aṇṛta —untruthfulness;  dambha —false pride;  īrṣā —grudges;  hiṁsā —being disturbed by the opulence of others;  māna —false prestige;  vivarjitāḥ —completely devoid of;  na —not;  teṣām —of such  brāhmaṇas ;  satya-śīlānām —who are endowed with perfect brahminical qualifications ( satya, śama, dama, etc. );  āśiṣaḥ —the blessings;  viphalāḥ —useless;  kṛtāḥ —have become;  iti —considering all these things;  bālakam —the child;  ādāya —taking care of;  sāma —according to the  Sāma Veda ;  ṛk —according to the  Ṛg Veda ;  yajuḥ —and according to the  Yajur Veda ;  upākṛtaiḥ —purified by such means;  jalaiḥ —with water;  pavitra-auṣadhibhiḥ —mixed with pure herbs;  abhiṣicya —after bathing (the child);  dvija-uttamaiḥ —with ceremonies performed by first-class  brāhmaṇas  with the above qualifications;  vācayitvā —requested to be chanted;  svasti-ayanam —auspicious hymns;  nanda-gopaḥ —Mahārāja Nanda, the head of the cowherd men;  samāhitaḥ —liberal and good;  hutvā —after offering oblations;  ca —also;  agnim —unto the sacred fire;  dvijātibhyaḥ —unto those first-class  brāhmaṇas ;  prādāt —gave in charity;  annam —food grains;  mahā-guṇam —excellent.
TRANSLATION
When  brāhmaṇas  are free from envy, untruthfulness, unnecessary pride, grudges, disturbance by the opulence of others, and false prestige, their blessings never go in vain. Considering this, Nanda Mahārāja soberly took  Kṛṣṇa  on his lap and invited such truthful  brāhmaṇas  to perform a ritualistic ceremony according to the holy hymns of the  Sāma Veda ,  Ṛg Veda  and  Yajur Veda . Then, while the hymns were being chanted, he bathed the child with water mixed with pure herbs, and after performing a fire ceremony, he sumptuously fed all the  brāhmaṇas  with first-class grains and other food.
PURPORT
Nanda Mahārāja was very confident about the qualifications of the  brāhmaṇas  and their blessings. He was fully confident that simply if the