देहि दानं द्विजातीनां कृष्णनिर्मुक्तिहेतवे । नन्द: प्रीतमना राजन् गा: सुवर्णं तदादिशत् ॥ १८ ॥
dehi dānaṁ dvi-jātīnāṁ kṛṣṇa-nirmukti-hetave nandaḥ prīta-manā rājan gāḥ suvarṇaṁ tadādiśat
- dehi
- you should give
- dānam
- charity
- dvi-jātīnām
- to the brāhmaṇas
- kṛṣṇa-nirmukti
- the safety of Kṛṣṇa
- hetave
- for the purpose of
- nandaḥ
- Nanda Mahārāja
- prīta-manāḥ
- satisfied within his mind
- rājan
- O King Parīkṣit
- gāḥ
- cows
- suvarṇam
- gold
- tadā
- then
- ādiśat
- gave
The brāhmaṇas then advised Nanda Mahārāja, “To assure that your son Kṛṣṇa will always be free from danger, you should give charity to the brāhmaṇas.” With a satisfied mind, O King, Nanda Mahārāja then very gladly gave them gifts of cows and gold.