122 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 21

TEXTS 3-5

Rafarer aaa wey wed Twa: |
fata ser aes Aiea? 11 3 II

adrrevantrceatad: feo |
a | AN Teaeray Iv Il

POMS JIS MATT: |
aa figatern: ae TATRA TATA & Il

viyad-vittasya dadato
labdham labdham bubhuksatah
niskificanasya dhirasya
sakutumbasya sidatah

vyatiyur asta-catvarirsad
ahdany apibatah kila

ghrta-pdyasa-samydavam
toyam pratar upasthitam

krechra-prapta-kutumbasya
ksut-trdbhyam jata-vepathoh

atithir brahmanah kale
bhoktu-kamasya cagamat

viyat-vittasya —of Rantideva, who received things sent by providence,
just as the cdtaka bird receives water from the sky; dadatah—who dis-
tributed to others; Jabdham—whatever he got; Jabdham—such
gains; bubhuksatah—he enjoyed; niskificanasya—always penniless;
dhirasya—yet very sober; sa-kutumbasya —even with his family mem-
bers; sidatah—suffering very much; vyatiyuh—passed by; asta-
catvdrimsat—forty-eight; ahdni—days; apibatah—without even drink-
ing water; kila—indeed; ghrta-payasa—food prepared with ghee and
milk; samaryavam—varieties of food grains; toyam—water; prdtah—in
the morning; upasthitam—arrived by chance; krcchra-prépta—under-
going suffering; kutumbasya—whose family members;  ksut-
