Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.13

hiraṇya-rūpya vāsāḿsi

tilāḿś ca guḍa-miśritān

prādād dhenūś ca viprebhyo

rājā vidhi-vidāḿ varaḥ

SYNONYMS

hiraṇya — gold; rūpya — silver; vāsāḿsi — and clothing; tilān — sesame seeds; ca — and; guḍa — with raw sugar; miśritān — mixed; prādāt — gave; dhenūḥ — cows; ca — also; viprebhyaḥ — to the brāhmaṇas; rājā — the king, Bhīṣmaka; vidhi — regulative principles; vidām — of those who know; varaḥ — the best.

TRANSLATION

Outstanding in his knowledge of regulative principles, the King rewarded the brāhmaṇas with gold, silver, clothing, cows and sesame seeds mixed with raw sugar.

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