322 Srimad-Bhagavatam , [Canto 10, Ch. 5

dheniiném niyute pradad
viprebhyah samalankrte

tilddrin sapta ratnaugha-
§atakaumbhambardvrtan

dheniinam—of milk-giving cows; niyute—two million; pradat—gave
in charity; viprebhyah—unto the brahmanas; samalankrte—completely
decorated; tila-adrin—hills of grain; sapta—seven; ratna-ogha-sata-
kaumbha-ambara-dvrtan —covered with jewels and cloth embroidered

with gold.

TRANSLATION

Nanda Maharaja gave two million cows, completely decorated

with cloth and jewels, in charity to the brahmanas. He also gave

them seven hills of grain, covered with jewels and with cloth deco-
rated with golden embroidery.

TEXT 4
QAlea Tet AAS TAVITA IY II

kdlena snana-saucadbhyam
samskdrais tapasejyaya

Sudhyanti danaih santustya
dravyany atmatma-vidyaya

kalena—by due course of time (the land and other material things be-
come purified); sndna-saucabhyam—by bathing (the body becomes
purified) and by cleansing (unclean things become purified);
sarnskaraih—by purificatory processes (birth becomes purified);
tapasd—by austerity (the senses become purified); ijyaya—by worship
(the brahmanas become purified); Sudhyanti—become purified;
danaih—by charity (wealth becomes purified); santustya—by satisfac-
tion (the mind becomes purified); dravydni—all material possessions,
such as cows, land and gold; adtma—the soul (becomes purified); atma-
vidyayaé—by self-realization.
