SB 10.84.52
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 52
- athartvigbhyo 'dadāt kāle
- yathāmnātaṁ sa dakṣiṇāḥ
- sv-alaṅkṛtebhyo 'laṅkṛtya
- go-bhū-kanyā mahā-dhanāḥ
SYNONYMS
atha — then; ṛtvigbhyaḥ — to the priests; adadāt — gave; kāle — at the appropriate time; yathā-āmnātam — as stipulated in the scriptures; saḥ — he; dakṣiṇāḥ — gifts of thanks; su-alaṅkṛtebhyaḥ — who were richly adorned; alaṅkṛtya — decorating them even more elaborately; go — cows; bhū — land; kanyāḥ — and marriageable girls; mahā — greatly; dhanāḥ — valuable.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Then, at the appropriate time and according to scripture, Vasudeva remunerated the priests by decorating them with precious ornaments, though they were already richly adorned, and offering them valuable gifts of cows, land and marriageable girls.