kutracid dvija-mukhyebhyo
dadataá¹ gÄḥ sv-alaá¹…ká¹›tÄḥ
itihÄsa-purÄṇÄni
śṛṇvantaá¹ maá¹…galÄni ca
kutracit - somewhere; dvija - to brÄhmaṇas; mukhyebhyaḥ - excellent; dadatam - giving; gÄḥ - cows; su - well; alaá¹…ká¹›tÄḥ - ornamented; itihÄsa - epic histories; purÄṇÄni - and the PurÄṇas; śṛṇvantam - hearing; maá¹…galÄni - auspicious; ca - and.
Somewhere He was giving well-decorated cows to exalted brÄhmaṇas, and elsewhere he was listening to the auspicious narration of epic histories and PurÄṇas.
ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« informs us that giving cows in charity occurs in the morning, while hearing the histories takes place in the afternoon.
