922 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 3, Ch. 23

PURPORT

Devahiti had spent a long time in the hermitage, not taking much care
of her body. She was covered with dirt, and her clothing was not very nice.
Kardama Muni was surprised that he could produce such a palace, and
similarly his wife Devahiiti was also astonished. How could she live in that
opulent palace? Kardama Muni could understand her astonishment, and
thus he spoke as follows.

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nimajjyasmin hrade bhiru
vimanam idam aruha

idam §ukla-krtam tirtham
asisam yapakam nrnam

nimajjya—after bathing; asmin—in this; hrade—in the lake; bhiru—O fear-
ful one; vimdnam—airplane; idam—this; druha—ascend; idam—this; sukla-
krtam—created by Lord Visnu; tirtham—sacred lake; asisam—the desires;
yapakam—bestowing; nrnam—of human beings.

TRANSLATION

My dear Devahiiti, you look very much afraid. First bathe in Lake
Bindu-sarovara, created by Lord Visnu Himself, which can grant all the
desires of a human being, and then mount this airplane.

PURPORT

It is still the system to go to places of pilgrimage and take a bath in the
water there. In Vrndavana the people take baths in the River Yamuna. In
other places, such as Prayaga, they take baths in the River Ganges. The
words lirtham asisami yapakam mean the fulfillment of desires by bathing
in a place of pilgrimage. Kardama Muni advised his good wife to bathe in
Lake Bindu-sarovara so that she could revive the former beauty and luster
of her body.

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