Text 10] The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra
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śiṣyāḥ—disciples, followers; ime—these; bhagavataḥ—of your worshipable self; paritaḥ—surrounding; paṭhanti—are reciting; gāyanti—are singing; sāma—the Sāma Veda; sa-rahasyam—with the confidential portion; ajasram—incessantly; īśam—unto the Lord; yuṣmat—your; śikhā—from bunches of hair; vilulitāḥ—fallen; sumanaḥ—of flowers; abhivṛṣṭiḥ—showers; sarve—all; bhajanti—enjoy, resort to; ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ—sages; iva—like; veda-śākhāḥ—branches of Vedic literature.
TRANSLATION
Seeing the bumblebees following Pūrvacitti, Mahārāja Āgnīdhra said: My dear Lord, the bumblebees surrounding your body are like disciples surrounding your worshipable self. They are incessantly chanting the mantras of the Sāma Veda and the Upaniṣads, thus offering prayers to you. Just as great sages resort to the branches of Vedic literatures, the bumblebees are enjoying the showers of flowers falling from your hair.
TEXT 10
वाचं परं चरणपञ्जरतित्तिरीणां
ब्रह्मन्नरूपमुखरां शृणवाम तुभ्यम् ।
लब्धा कदम्बरुचिरङ्कविटङ्कबिम्बे
यस्यामलातपरिधिः क्व च वल्कलं ते॥१०॥
vācam param caraṇa-pañjara-tittirīṇām
brahmann arūpa-mukharām śṛṇavāma tubhyam
labdhā kadamba-rucir aṅka-viṭaṅka-bimbe
yasyām alāta-paridhiḥ kva ca valkalam te
vācam—the resounding vibration; param—only; caraṇa-pañjara—of the ankle bells; tittirīṇām—of the tittiri birds; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; arūpa—without form; mukharām—able to be very distinctly heard; śṛṇavām—I hear; tubhyam—your; labdhā—gotten; kadamba—like the kadamba flower; ruciḥ—lovely color; aṅka-viṭaṅka-