SB 10.48.2 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.48.2

महार्होपस्करैराढ्यं कामोपायोपबृंहितम् । मुक्तादामपताकाभिर्वितानशयनासनै: । धूपै: सुरभिभिर्दीपै: स्रग्गन्धैरपि मण्डितम् ॥ २ ॥

mahārhopaskarair āḍhyaṁ

[mahaarhopaskarair aadhyam]

kāmopāyopabṛṁhitam

[kaamopaayopabrimhitam]

muktā-dāma-patākābhir

[muktaa-daama-pataakaabhir]

vitāna-śayanāsanaiḥ

[vitaana-shayanaasanaih]

dhūpaiḥ surabhibhir dīpaiḥ

[dhoopaih surabhibhir deepaih]

srag-gandhair api maṇḍitam

[srag-gandhair api manditam]

Word-for-word

mahā - arha — expensive upaskaraiḥ — with furnishings āḍhyam — rich kāma — of lust upāya — with accoutrements upabṛṁhitam — replete muktā - dāma — with strings of pearls patākābhiḥ — and banners vitāna — with canopies śayana — beds āsanaiḥ — and seats dhūpaiḥ — with incense surabhibhiḥ — fragrant dīpaiḥ — with oil lamps srak — with flower garlands gandhaiḥ — and aromatic sandalwood paste api — also maṇḍitam — decorated .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mahārhopaskarair āḍhyaṁ

mahā - arha

expensive

kāmopāyopabṛṁhitam

muktā-dāma-patākābhir

vitāna-śayanāsanaiḥ

dhūpaiḥ surabhibhir dīpaiḥ

upaskaraiḥ

with furnishings

āḍhyam

rich

kāma

of lust

upāya

with accoutrements

upabṛṁhitam

replete

muktā - dāma

with strings of pearls

patākābhiḥ

and banners

vitāna

with canopies

śayana

beds

āsanaiḥ

and seats

srag-gandhair api maṇḍitam

dhūpaiḥ

with incense

surabhibhiḥ

fragrant

dīpaiḥ

with oil lamps

srak

with flower garlands

gandhaiḥ

and aromatic sandalwood paste

api

also

maṇḍitam

decorated .

Important Words

kāma-upāya-upabṛṁhitam — replete with accoutrements of lust
Three-piece compound: kāma (desire) + upāya (means, devices) + upabṛṁhitam (fully furnished). The room is engineered; nothing is incidental. Gauḍīya readers note that Kṛṣṇa is unmoved by this engineering — His aiśvarya is steady in the midst of māyā's most studied display.
muktā-dāma — strings of pearls
Compound: muktā (pearl) + dāma (string, cord). The word dāma will return as the binding cord in many līlās; here pearls are strung as decoration for kāma, in 10.9 a rope is strung in vain to bind the Lord. The contrast is intentional.
vitāna — canopy
The luxurious overhead — pleasure's roof. The verse catalogs each sensual support so that the reader cannot miss the scale of the temptation Kṛṣṇa is walking past as if it were nothing.
gandhaiḥ — with sandalwood paste, fragrances
Instrumental plural. The very substance Trivakrā once gave Kṛṣṇa on the road — sandalwood — now perfumes her room. Her single act of service has become the atmosphere of her home; even her kāma is shaped by what she once offered Him.

Trivakrā’s home was opulently appointed with expensive furnishings and replete with sensual accoutrements meant to inspire sexual desire. There were banners, rows of strung pearls, canopies, fine beds and sitting places, and also fragrant incense, oil lamps, flower garlands and aromatic sandalwood paste.

Purport

According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, the sensual accoutrements in Trivakrā’s house included explicit sexual pictures. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī adds that her paraphernalia included herbal aphrodisiacs. It is not hard to guess Trivakrā’s intention, yet Lord Kṛṣṇa went there to save her from material existence.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Trivakrā's home was opulently appointed with expensive furnishings and replete with sensual accoutrements meant to inspire sexual desire. There were banners, rows of strung pearls, canopies, fine beds and sitting places, and also fragrant incense, oil lamps, flower garlands and aromatic sandalwood paste.

Commentary

The house was filled with many articles suitable for enjoyment and festivity (maharhopakaranaih), with pictures and herbs to excite lust (kama upaya).

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

The house was filled with articles to excite desire, such as honey and betel nut. The decorations are described. The strings pearls were inside the house and the flags were on top of the house. The canopies, beds and seats were fragrant with incense.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

The furnishings (upaskara) were clothes and crystal, or the furnishings are described with mention of pearls etc. These items were within the house and flags (patāka) were on top of the house. Fragrance (surabhibhih) can be applied to all the suitable items (fragrant incense, fragrant garlands etc.)

Related values & verses

Related values

Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)

Concepts

Jiva

Related lectures

Bhanu Sw SB 10-48-02-11 - Importance of pure intention and proper worship in Sadhana - ISKCON Chennai
His Holiness Bhanu Swami· English

Personal Guidance

Trivakrā's home is opulent with banners, pearls, canopies, beds, incense, lamps, flowers — and sensual pictures meant to inspire desire. The Lord enters even a setting designed for material enjoyment without being unsettled.

Reflection Questions

Where do you imagine Kṛṣṇa cannot enter because of the décor?
How can the Lord remain Himself in environments designed against Him?

Analogy

A room arranged for seduction is the architecture of kāma made visible — banners, perfumes, soft beds, every surface aimed at one purpose. The Bhāgavatam describes it with a connoisseur's precision so that the reader sees clearly: this is the world's most polished offer, and Kṛṣṇa walks into the middle of it without flinching.

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