122 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 9

atma-tulyaih sodasabhir
vind Srivatsa-kaustubhau

paryupdasitam unnidra-
§arad-amburuheksanam

drstvad tam avanau sarva
iksanahlada-viklavah

dandavat patita rajan
chanair utthaya tustuvuh

atma-tulyaih—almost equal to Himself; sodasabhih—by sixteen (ser-
vants): vind—without; Ssrivatsa-kaustubhau—the Srivatsa mark and
Kaustubha jewel; paryupdsitam—being attended on all sides; unnidra—
blooming; Sarat—of the autumn; amburuha—like lotus flowers;
iksanam—having eyes; drstvd—seeing; tam—Him (the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Narayana); avanau—on the ground; sarve—all of
them; iksana—from directly seeing; ahldda—with happiness;
viklavah—being overwhelmed; danda-vat—like a stick; patitah—fell;
rajan—O King; sSanaih—slowly; utthaya—standing up; tustuvuh—
offered prayers.

TRANSLATION

Surrounding and serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Narayana, were sixteen personal attendants, decorated with orna-
ments and appearing exactly like Him but without the mark of
Srivatsa and the Kaustubha jewel. O King, when all the demigods
saw the Supreme Lord in that posture, smiling with eyes like the
petals of lotuses grown in autumn, they were overwhelmed with
happiness and immediately fell down like rods, offering dandavats.
Then they slowly rose and pleased the Lord by offering Him
prayers.

PURPORT

In Vaikunthaloka the Supreme Personality of Godhead has four hands
and decorations like the Srivatsa mark on His chest and the gem known
as Kaustubha. These are special indications of the Supreme Personality
