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ŚB 10.84.54

Devanagari

स्‍नातोऽलङ्कारवासांसि वन्दिभ्योऽदात्तथा स्‍त्रिय: ।
तत: स्वलङ्कृतो वर्णानाश्वभ्योऽन्नेन पूजयत् ॥ ५४ ॥

Text

snāto ’laṅkāra-vāsāṁsi
vandibhyo ’dāt tathā striyaḥ
tataḥ sv-alaṅkṛto varṇān
ā-śvabhyo ’nnena pūjayat

Synonyms

snātaḥ — bathed; alaṅkāra — jewelry; vāsāṁsi — and clothing; vandibhyaḥ — to the bards; adāt — gave; tathā — also; striyaḥ — the women; tataḥ — then; su-alaṅkṛtaḥ — well ornamented; varṇān — all classes of people; ā — extending; śvabhyaḥ — to the dogs; annena — with food; pūjayat — he honored.

Translation

His sacred bath complete, Vasudeva joined with his wives in giving the jewelry and clothes they had been wearing to the professional reciters. Vasudeva then put on new garments, after which he honored all classes of people by feeding everyone, even the dogs.