kutracid dvija-mukhyebhyo
dadataḿ gāḥ sv-alańkṛtāḥ
itihāsa-purāṇāni
śṛṇvantaḿ mańgalāni ca
kutracit -- somewhere; dvija -- to brahmanas; mukhyebhyah -- excellent; dadatam -- giving; gah -- cows; su -- well; alankritah -- ornamented; itihasa -- epic histories; puranani -- and the Puranas; srinvantam -- hearing; mangalani -- auspicious; ca -- and.
Somewhere He was giving well-decorated cows to exalted brahmanas, and elsewhere he was listening to the auspicious narration of epic histories and Puranas.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti informs us that giving cows in charity occurs in the morning, while hearing the histories takes place in the afternoon.
