184 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 6
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FTRSHY fee Ha: TTT TST TITRE
yayos tat-snana-vibhrasta-
nava-kunkuma-piiijaram
vitrso’pi pibanty ambhah
payayanto gaja gajih
yayoh—in both of which rivers; tat-snana—by the bathing of them (the
damsels of the heavenly planets); vibhrasta—fallen off; nava—fresh; kun-
kuma—with kunkuma powder; pinjaram—yellow; vitrsah—not being thirsty ;
api—even; pibanti— drink; ambhah—the water; pdyayantah—causing to
drink; gajah—the elephants; gajit—the female elephants.
TRANSLATION
After the damsels of the heavenly planets bathe in the water, it becomes
yellowish and fragrant due to the kunkuma from their bodies. Thus the
elephants come to bathe there with their wives, the she-elephants, and they
also drink the water, although they are not thirsty.
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ARETE AAATAATA TTY |
get waaraifirian a aaezaAy |2WIl
tara-hema-maharatna-
vimana-sata-sankulam
justam punyajana-stribhir
yatha kham sa-tadid-ghanam
tdra-hema—of pearls and gold; maharatna—valuable jewels; vimdna—of
airplanes; sata—with hundreds; sankulam—crowded; jus{am—occupied,
enjoyed; punyajana-stribhih—by the wives of the Yakgas; yatha—as; kham—
the sky; sa-tadit-ghanam—with the lightning and the clouds.
TRANSLATION
The airplanes of the heavenly denizens are bedecked with pearls, gold,
and many valuable jewels. The heavenly denizens are compared to clouds
in the sky decorated with occasional flashes of electric lightning.
