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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 7]
TEXT 19
तदा स्वप्रभया तेषां द्योतयन्त्या दिशो दश । मुष्णंस्तेज उपानीतस्ताक्ष्येण स्तोत्रवाजिना ॥१९॥
tadā sva-prabhayā teṣām dyotayantyā diśo daśa muṣṇams teja upānītas tārkṣyeṇa stotra-vājinā
tadā—at that time; sva-prabhayā—by His own effulgence; teṣām—all of them; dyotayantyā—by brightness; diśaḥ—directions; daśa—ten; muṣṇan—diminishing; tejaḥ—effulgence; upānītaḥ—brought; tārkṣyeṇa—by Garuḍa; stotra-vājinā—whose wings are called Bṛhat and Rathantara.
TRANSLATION
Lord Nārāyaṇa was seated on the shoulder of Stotra, or Garuḍa, who had big wings. As soon as He appeared, all directions were illuminated, diminishing the luster of Brahmā and the others present.
PURPORT
A description of Nārāyaṇa is given in the following two ślokas.
TEXT 20
श्यामो हिरण्यरशनोऽर्ककिरीटजुष्टो नीलालकभ्रमरमण्डितकुण्डलास्यः । शङ्खाघ्नचक्रशरचापगदासिचर्म- व्यग्रैर्हिरण्ययभुजैरिव कर्णिकारः ॥२०॥
śyāmo hiraṇya-raśano 'rka-kirīṭa-juṣṭo nīlālaka-bhramara-maṇḍita-kuṇḍalāsyaḥ śaṅkhābja-cakra-śara-cāpa-gadāsi-carma- vyagrair hiraṇmaya-bhujair iva karṇikāraḥ
śyāmaḥ—blackish; hiraṇya-raśanaḥ—a garment like gold; arka-kirīṭa-juṣṭaḥ—with a helmet as dazzling as the sun; nīla-alaka—bluish curls; bhramara—big black bees; maṇḍita-kuṇḍala-āsyaḥ—having a face decorated with earrings; śaṅkha—conchshell; abja—lotus flower; cakra—wheel; śara—arrows; cāpa—bow; gadā—club; asi—sword; carma—shield; vyagraiḥ—filled with; hiraṇmaya—golden (bracelets and bangles); bhujaiḥ—with hands; iva—as; karṇikāraḥ—flower tree.