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SB 10.79.18

Devanāgarī

तत: फाल्गुनमासाद्य पञ्चाप्सरसमुत्तमम् । विष्णु: सन्निहितो यत्र स्‍नात्वास्पर्शद् गवायुतम् ॥ १८ ॥

Text

tataḥ phālgunam āsādya pañcāpsarasam uttamam viṣṇuḥ sannihito yatra snātvāsparśad gavāyutam

Synonyms

tataḥ—then;phālgunam—Phālguna;āsādya—reaching;pañca-apsarasam—the lake of the five Apsarās;uttamam—exalted;viṣṇuḥ—the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu;sannihitaḥ—manifested;yatra—wherein;snātvā—bathing;asparśat—He touched (as part of the ritual in giving as charity);gava—cows;ayutam—ten thousand.

Translation

Next He went to Phālguna-tīrtha and bathed in the sacred Pañcāpsarā Lake, where Lord Viṣṇu had directly manifested Himself. At this place He gave away another ten thousand cows.

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