122 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 21
TEXTS 3-5
Rafarey amt aed Bey TWAT: |
fattest Her AEST AeA: I 3 II
aadrerantyccratad: = fee |
a | AN Teaeray Iv Il
° 3 ~
B-RMATS g es t i
HAAN: IS MFT HITT ARTA I II
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-
