Text 16] Kapila’s Instructions on Devotional Service 1189

parardhya-hara-valaya-
kiritangada-nipuram

matta—intoxicated; dvi-repha—with bees; kalaya—humming; paritam—
garlanded; vana-madlayd—with a garland of forest flowers; parardhya—
priceless; hara—pearl necklace; valaya—bracelets; kirita—a crown; angada—
armlets; nijpuram—anklets.

TRANSLATION

He also wears around His neck a garland of attractive sylvan flowers,
and a swarm of bees, intoxicated by its delicious fragrance, hums about
the garland. He is further superbly adorned with a pearl necklace, a crown,
and pairs of armlets, bracelets and anklets.

PURPORT

From this description it appears that the flower garland of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead is fresh. Actually, in Vaikuntha or the spiritual
sky there is nothing but freshness. Even the flowers picked from the trees
and plants remain fresh, for everything in the spiritual sky retains its
originality and does not fade. The fragrance of the flowers picked from
the trees and made into garlands does not fade because both the trees and
the flowers are spiritual. When the flower is taken from the tree, it
remains the same; it does not lose its aroma. The bees are equally attracted
to the flowers whether they are on the garland or on the trees. The
significance of spirituality is that everything is eternal and inexhaustible.
Everything taken from everything remains everything, or, as has been
stated, in the spiritual world one minus one equals one, and one plus one
equals one. The bees hum around the fresh flowers, and their sweet sound
is enjoyed by the Lord. The Lord’s bangles, necklace, crown and anklets
are all bedecked with invaluable jewels. Since the jewels and pearls are
spiritual, there is no material calculation of their value.

TEXT 16

SSIS eareqafaery |
qaatrad aed | qaTAT TAT 12 EI

kdfici-gunollasac-chronim
hrdayambhoja-vistaram
