SB 10.75.24 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.75.24

सर्वे जना: सुररुचो मणिकुण्डलस्र- गुष्णीषकञ्चुकदुकूलमहार्घ्यहारा: । नार्यश्च कुण्डलयुगालकवृन्दजुष्ट- वक्त्रश्रिय: कनकमेखलया विरेजु: ॥ २४ ॥

sarve janāḥ sura-ruco maṇi-kuṇḍala-srag-

[sarve janaah sura-rucho mani-kundala-srag-]

uṣṇīṣa-kañcuka-dukūla-mahārghya-hārāḥ

[ushneesha-kanchuka-dukoola-mahaarghya-haaraah]

nāryaś ca kuṇḍala-yugālaka-vṛnda-juṣṭa-

[naaryash cha kundala-yugaalaka-vrinda-jushta-]

vaktra-śriyaḥ kanaka-mekhalayā virejuḥ

[vaktra-shriyah kanaka-mekhalayaa virejuh]

Word-for-word

sarve — all janāḥ — the men sura — like the demigods rucaḥ — whose effulgent complexions maṇi — jeweled kuṇḍala — with earrings srak — flower garlands uṣṇīṣa — turbans kañcuka — jackets dukūla — silk garments mahā - arghya — very precious hārāḥ — and pearl necklaces nāryaḥ — the women ca — and kuṇḍala — of earrings yuga — with pairs alaka - vṛnda — and locks of hair juṣṭa — adorned vaktra — of whose faces śriyaḥ — the beauty kanaka — gold mekhalayā — with belts virejuḥ — shone brilliantly .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sarve janāḥ sura-ruco maṇi-kuṇḍala-srag-

sarve

all

janāḥ

the men

sura

like the demigods

rucaḥ

whose effulgent complexions

maṇi

jeweled

kuṇḍala

with earrings

srak

flower garlands

uṣṇīṣa-kañcuka-dukūla-mahārghya-hārāḥ

uṣṇīṣa

turbans

kañcuka

jackets

dukūla

silk garments

mahā - arghya

very precious

hārāḥ

and pearl necklaces

nāryaś ca kuṇḍala-yugālaka-vṛnda-juṣṭa-

nāryaḥ

the women

and

kuṇḍala

of earrings

yuga

with pairs

alaka - vṛnda

and locks of hair

juṣṭa

adorned

vaktra-śriyaḥ kanaka-mekhalayā virejuḥ

vaktra

of whose faces

śriyaḥ

the beauty

kanaka

gold

mekhalayā

with belts

virejuḥ

shone brilliantly .

Important Words

sura-rucaḥ — whose complexions were like the demigods'
Compound: sura (demigod) + ruc (radiance). The crowd glows. Gauḍīya reading: proximity to a Vaiṣṇava-yajña is itself cosmetic; bhakti shows on the skin.
maṇi-kuṇḍala — with jeweled earrings
Compound: maṇi (jewel) + kuṇḍala (earring). The Bhāgavatam's detailed ornament-vocabulary — never anti-aesthetic. The body is dressed for the Lord's darśana.
mahā-arghya-hārāḥ — with very precious pearl necklaces
Compound: mahā (great) + arghya (valuable) + hāra (necklace). Pearls again — the strung-together motif. The whole assembly is one strung garland, with Yudhiṣṭhira's yajña as its thread.
kanaka-mekhalayā — with golden belts
Compound: kanaka (gold) + mekhalā (waist-band). The women's ornament. Gauḍīyas note the chapter's restraint: the ornaments are detailed, but no individual is fetishized.

All the men there shone like demigods. They were adorned with jeweled earrings, flower garlands, turbans, waistcoats, silk dhotīs and valuable pearl necklaces. The lovely faces of the women were beautified by their matched earrings and locks of hair, and they all wore golden belts.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Janāḥ refers to the men. They shone like devatās because of their jewels. Dukūla means silk cloth worn around the waist. Though the women had many ornaments, the earrings are mentioned because they were the main ornaments. The golden belts made their waists beautiful. Or because they had jeweled earrings, their beauty of their faces were served by the earrings and locks.

Related values & verses

Related values

Daya (Compassion / Mercy)Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom

Concepts

Jiva

Personal Guidance

Men shone like demigods in jeweled earrings and silk dhotīs; women wore matched earrings, locks, and golden belts. Festival is also a visual offering; beauty in dress is part of the bhāva.

Reflection Questions

Where could the way I present myself become an offering rather than mere display?
What visual care of self honors the occasion?

Analogy

When a yajña is real, even the assembled crowd looks like the heavenly host — borrowed sura-rucā. The ornaments are physical, but the radiance is reflected: Kṛṣṇa, present, lends His glow to everyone in the room. Verse 35 will name the eye that does the lending.

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