🪷 ŚB 3.8.5

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

स्वर्धुन्युदार्द्रै: स्वजटाकलापै- रुपस्पृशन्तश्चरणोपधानम् । पद्मं यदर्चन्त्यहिराजकन्या: सप्रेमनानाबलिभिर्वरार्था: ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

svardhuny-udārdraiḥ sva-jaṭā-kalāpair upaspṛśantaś caraṇopadhānam padmaṁ yad arcanty ahi-rāja-kanyāḥ sa-prema nānā-balibhir varārthāḥ
Synonyms
svardhunī-uda — by the water of the Ganges; ārdraiḥ — being moistened; sva-jaṭā — bunch of hairs; kalāpaiḥ — situated on the head; upaspṛśantaḥ — by so touching; caraṇa-upadhānam — the shelter of His feet; padmam — the lotus shelter; yat — that which; arcanti — worships; ahi-rāja — the serpent-king; kanyāḥ — daughters; sa-prema — with great devotion; nānā — various; balibhiḥ — paraphernalia; vara-arthāḥ — being desirous of husbands.

Translation

The sages came from the highest planets down to the lower region through the water of the Ganges, and therefore the hair on their heads was wet. They touched the lotus feet of the Lord, which are worshiped with various paraphernalia by the daughters of the serpent-king when they desire good husbands.

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