तेभ्योऽदाद्दक्षिणा गावो रुक्ममाला: स्वलङ्कृता: । स्वलङ्कृतेभ्य: सम्पूज्य सवत्सा: क्षौममालिनी: ॥ २७ ॥
tebhyo ’dād dakṣiṇā gāvo rukma-mālāḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ sv-alaṅkṛtebhyaḥ sampūjya sa-vatsāḥ kṣauma-mālinīḥ
- tebhyaḥ
- to them (the brāhmaṇas)
- adāt
- he gave
- dakṣiṇāḥ
- gifts in remuneration
- gāvaḥ
- cows
- rukma
- of gold
- mālāḥ
- with necklaces
- su
- well
- alaṅkṛtāḥ
- ornamented
- su-alaṅkṛtebhyaḥ
- to the well-ornamented (brāhmaṇas)
- sampūjya
- worshiping them
- sa
- having
- vatsāḥ
- calves
- kṣauma
- of linen
- mālinīḥ
- wearing garlands
Vasudeva honored these brāhmaṇas by worshiping them and giving them fine ornaments and well-ornamented cows with their calves. All these cows wore gold necklaces and linen wreaths.