🪷 ŚB 10.13.5

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

Sanskrit

अहोऽतिरम्यं पुलिनं वयस्या: स्वकेलिसम्पन्मृदुलाच्छबालुकम् । स्फुटत्सरोगन्धहृतालिपत्रिक- ध्वनिप्रतिध्वानलसद्‌‌‌द्रुमाकुलम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

aho ’tiramyaṁ pulinaṁ vayasyāḥ sva-keli-sampan mṛdulāccha-bālukam sphuṭat-saro-gandha-hṛtāli-patrika- dhvani-pratidhvāna-lasad-drumākulam
Synonyms
aho — oh; ati-ramyam — very, very beautiful; pulinam — the bank of the river; vayasyāḥ — My dear friends; sva-keli-sampat — full with all paraphernalia for pastimes of play; mṛdula-accha-bālukam — the very soft and clean sandy bank; sphuṭat — in full bloom; saraḥ-gandha — by the aroma of the lotus flower; hṛta — attracted; ali — of the bumblebees; patrika — and of the birds; dhvani-pratidhvāna — the sounds of their chirping and moving and the echoes of these sounds; lasat — moving all over; druma-ākulam — full of nice trees.

Translation

My dear friends, just see how this riverbank is extremely beautiful because of its pleasing atmosphere. And just see how the blooming lotuses are attracting bees and birds by their aroma. The humming and chirping of the bees and birds is echoing throughout the beautiful trees in the forest. Also, here the sands are clean and soft. Therefore, this must be considered the best place for our sporting and pastimes.

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ŚB 10.13.5requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 10.13parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 10parent skandha chapter index/bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pagesŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditationŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhaktiŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattvaŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source sealŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original PersonŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · AntaryāmīŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevāŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smilingŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugrahaŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darknessŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at ŚambhalaŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtanaSkandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master pageBG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than KrishnaBG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of allBG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda/binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

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