🪷 ŚB 8.18.2

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

Sanskrit

श्यामावदातो झषराजकुण्डल- त्विषोल्ल‍सच्छ्रीवदनाम्बुज: पुमान् । श्रीवत्सवक्षा बलयाङ्गदोल्ल‍स- त्किरीटकाञ्चीगुणचारुनूपुर: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

śyāmāvadāto jhaṣa-rāja-kuṇḍala- tviṣollasac-chrī-vadanāmbujaḥ pumān śrīvatsa-vakṣā balayāṅgadollasat- kirīṭa-kāñcī-guṇa-cāru-nūpuraḥ
Synonyms
śyāma-avadātaḥ — whose body is blackish and free from inebriety; jhaṣa-rāja-kuṇḍala — of the two earrings, made in the shape of sharks; tviṣā — by the luster; ullasat — dazzling; śrī-vadana-ambujaḥ — having a beautiful lotus face; pumān — the Supreme Person; śrīvatsa-vakṣāḥ — with the mark of Śrīvatsa on His bosom; balaya — bracelets; aṅgada — arm bands; ullasat — dazzling; kirīṭa — helmet; kāñcī — belt; guṇa — sacred thread; cāru — beautiful; nūpuraḥ — ankle bells.

Translation

The body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, blackish in complexion, was free from all inebrieties. His lotus face, decorated with earrings resembling sharks, appeared very beautiful, and on His bosom was the mark of Śrīvatsa. He wore bangles on His wrists, armlets on His arms, a helmet on His head, a belt on His waist, a sacred thread across His chest, and ankle bells decorating His lotus feet.

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ŚB 8.18.2requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 8.18parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 8parent 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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