418 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 25
the demigods, by the sweet vibrations emanating from His mouth.
Dressed in bluish garments and wearing a single earring, He holds
a plow on His back with His two beautiful and well-constructed
hands. Appearing as white as the heavenly King Indra, He wears a
golden belt around His waist and a vaijayanti garland of ever-fresh
tulasi blossoms around His neck. Bees intoxicated by the
honeylike fragrance of the tulasi flowers hum very sweetly around
the garland, which thus becomes more and more beautiful. In this
way, the Lord enjoys His very magnanimous pastimes.
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q T GAGA “AMAA FRAME HSHATT TAA TA
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Aad euaq aawaqameaded aa aa fafiaia
TABATA GIy as: ae age aavt-
AGN: GABAA I< UI
ya esa evam anusruto dhyéyamano mumuksiindm anddi-kéla-karma-
vasana-grathitam avidyamayam hrdaya-granthim sattva-rajas-
tamomayam antar-hrdayam gata asu nirbhinatti tasyanubhavan
bhagavan svayambhuvo naradah saha tumburuna sabhayarn
brahmanah samslokaydm Gsa.

yah—who; esah—this one; evam—thus; anusrutah—being heard
from a bona fide spiritual master; dhyayamdnah—being meditated
upon; mumuksiinam—of persons desiring liberation from conditioned
life; anddi—from immemorial; kadla—time; karma-vdsanad—by the
desire for fruitive activities; grathitam—tied tightly; avidya-mayam—
consisting of the illusory energy; hrdaya-granthim—the knot within the
heart; sattva-rajah-tamah-mayam—made of the three modes of
material nature; antah-hrdayam—in the core of the heart; gatah—situ-
ated; asu—very soon; nirbhinatti—cuts; tasya—of Sankarsana;
anubhavan—the glories; bhagavan—the greatly powerful;
svayambhuvah—the son of Lord Brahma; ndradah—the sage Narada;
saha—along with; tunburund—the stringed instrument called a Tum-
