🪷 ŚB 2.9.11

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

Sanskrit

श्यामावदाता: शतपत्रलोचना: पिशङ्गवस्त्रा: सुरुच: सुपेशस: । सर्वे चतुर्बाहव उन्मिषन्मणि- प्रवेकनिष्काभरणा: सुवर्चस: ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

śyāmāvadātāḥ śata-patra-locanāḥ piśaṅga-vastrāḥ surucaḥ supeśasaḥ sarve catur-bāhava unmiṣan-maṇi- praveka-niṣkābharaṇāḥ suvarcasaḥ
Synonyms
śyāma — sky-bluish; avadātāḥ — glowing; śata-patra — lotus flower; locanāḥ — eyes; piśaṅga — yellowish; vastrāḥ — clothing; su-rucaḥ — greatly attractive; su-peśasaḥ — growing youthful; sarve — all of them; catuḥ — four; bāhavaḥ — hands; unmiṣan — rising luster; maṇi — pearls; praveka — superior quality; niṣka-ābharaṇāḥ — ornamental medallions; su-varcasaḥ — effulgent.

Translation

The inhabitants of the Vaikuṇṭha planets are described as having a glowing sky-bluish complexion. Their eyes resemble lotus flowers, their dress is of yellowish color, and their bodily features very attractive. They are just the age of growing youths, they all have four hands, they are all nicely decorated with pearl necklaces with ornamental medallions, and they all appear to be effulgent.

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ŚB 2.9.11requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 2.9parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 2parent 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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