Text 15] The Killing of the Demon Trnavarta 35
hutva cdgnim dvijatibhyah
pradaéd annam mahdé-gunam

ye—those brahmanas who; asiitya—envy; anrta—untruthfulness;
dambha—false pride; irsi—grudges; himsd—being disturbed by the
opulence of others; mdna—false prestige; vivarjitah—completely devoid
of; na—not; tesam—of such brahmanas; satya-silandm—who are en-
dowed with perfect brahminical qualifications (satya, sama, dama, etc.);
Gsisah—the blessings; viphalah—useless; krtah—have become; iti—
considering all these things; badlakam—the child; ddaéya—taking care
of; sama—according to the Sdéma Veda; rk—according to the Rg Veda;
yajuh—and according to the Yajur Veda; updkrtaih—purified by such
means; jalaih—with water; pavitra-ausadhibhih—mixed with pure
herbs; abhisicya—after bathing (the child); dvija-uttamaih—with
ceremonies performed by first-class brahmanas with the above qualifica-
tions; vdcayitva—requested to be chanted; svasti-ayanam—auspicious
hymns; nanda-gopah—Maharaja Nanda, the head of the cowherd men;
saméhitah—liberal and good; hutvaé—after offering oblations; ca—also;
agnim—unto the sacred fire; dvijatibhyah—unto those first-class
brahmanas; pradét—gave in charity; annam—food grains; mahd-
gunam—excellent.

TRANSLATION

When brahmanas are free from envy, untruthfulness, unneces-
sary pride, grudges, disturbance by the opulence of others, and
false prestige, their blessings never go in vain. Considering this,
Nanda Maharaja soberly took Krsna on his lap and invited such
truthful brahmanas to perform a ritualistic ceremony according to
the holy hymns of the Sama Veda, Rg 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 brahmanas with first-class
grains and other food.

PURPORT

Nanda Maharaja was very confident about the qualifications of the

bréhmanas and their blessings. He was fully confident that simply if the
