586 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 1}
TEXT 27
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sitatapatra-vyajanair upaskrtah
prasitna-varsair abhivarsitah pathi
pisanga-vasa vana-malaya babhau
ghano yatharkodupa-capa-vaidyutaih
sita-atapatra— white umbrella; vyajanaih—with a camara fan; upaskrtah—
being served by; prasiina—flowers; varsaih—by the showers; abhivarsitah—
thus being covered; pathi—on the road; pisanga-vasa—by the yellow gar-
ments; vana-mdlaya—by the flower garlands; babhau—thus it became;
ghanah—cloud; yatha—as if; arka—the sun; udupa—the moon; caépa—the
rainbow; vaidyutaih—by the lightning.
TRANSLATION
As the Lord passed along the public road of Dvaraka, His head was
protected from the sunshine by a white umbrella. White feathered fans
moved in semicircles, and showers of flowers fell upon the road. His yellow
garments and garlands of flowers made it appear as if a dark cloud were
surrounded simultaneously by sun, moon, lightning and rainbows.
PURPORT
The sun, moon, rainbow and lightning do not appear in the sky simul-
taneously. When there is sun, the moonlight becomes insignificant, and if
there are clouds and a rainbow, there is no manifestation of lightning. The
Lord’s bodily hue is just like a new monsoon cloud. He is compared herein
to the cloud. The white umbrella over His head is compared to the sun.
The movement of the bunch-hair fan of flukes is compared to the moon.
The showers of flowers are compared to the stars. His yellow garments are
compared to the rainbow. So all these activities of the firmament, being
impossible simultaneous factors, cannot be adjusted by comparison. The
adjustment is only possible when we think of the inconceivable potency _
