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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.84.48

ताभिर्दुकूलवलयैर्हारनूपुरकुण्डलै: । स्वलङ्कृताभिर्विबभौ दीक्षितोऽजिनसंवृत: ॥ ४८ ॥
tābhir dukūla-valayair
[taabhir dukoola-valayair]
hāra-nūpura-kuṇḍalaiḥ
[haara-noopura-kundalaih]
sv-alaṅkṛtābhir vibabhau
[sv-alankritaabhir vibabhau]
dīkṣito ’jina-saṁvṛtaḥ
[deekshito ’jina-samvritah]
Word-for-word
tābhiḥ — with them dukūla — with silk saris valayaiḥ — and bangles hāra — wearing necklaces nūpura — ankle bells kuṇḍalaiḥ — and earrings su — finely alaṅkṛtābhiḥ — decorated vibabhau — he shone brilliantly dīkṣitaḥ — having been initiated ajina — by a deerskin saṁvṛtaḥ — enwrapped .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tābhir dukūla-valayair
tābhiḥ
with them
dukūla
with silk saris
valayaiḥ
and bangles
hāra-nūpura-kuṇḍalaiḥ
hāra
wearing necklaces
nūpura
ankle bells
kuṇḍalaiḥ
and earrings
su
finely
sv-alaṅkṛtābhir vibabhau
alaṅkṛtābhiḥ
decorated
vibabhau
he shone brilliantly
dīkṣito ’jina-saṁvṛtaḥ
dīkṣitaḥ
having been initiated
ajina
by a deerskin
saṁvṛtaḥ
enwrapped .
Important Words
  • dukūla — silk saris
    Fine silk. The verse lists the householder ornaments — dukūla, valaya, hāra, nūpura, kuṇḍala. Gauḍīyas note that yajña does not require the renunciation of these; it requires the right orientation of them.
  • ajina — deerskin
    Worn by the initiate. The single ascetic element among the householder ornaments. Gauḍīyas read the deerskin not as renunciation but as a marker — the yajamāna is touching the renunciate-register for the duration of the rite.
  • dīkṣitaḥ — having been initiated
    Past participle of √dīkṣ. The state of having entered the yajña. Gauḍīyas note that dīkṣitaḥ is not a permanent identity here — it is the role-state Vasudeva occupies for the rite's duration.
  • vibabhau — he shone brilliantly
    From vi + √bhā (to shine). To shine forth conspicuously. Gauḍīyas treat such verbs in the Bhāgavatam as signals: when something shines, the narrator is pointing out a moment that compresses doctrine into image.
Vasudeva received initiation along with his wives, who wore silk saris and were adorned with bangles, necklaces, ankle bells and earrings. With his body wrapped in a deerskin, Vasudeva shone splendidly.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Vasudeva received initiation along with his wives, who wore silk sārīs and were adorned with bangles, necklaces, ankle bells and earrings. With his body wrapped in a deerskin, Vasudeva shone splendidly.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Vasudeva shone splendidly (vibabhau).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Vasudeva shone splendidly (vibabhau), more than before, because he was initiated. He was wrapped in deer skin.

Related values & verses
Related values
Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Tyaga (Renunciation / Letting Go)Yajña (Sacrifice / Spirit of Offering)Dana (Charity / Generosity)Nishkama Karma (Selfless Action)
Related verses
BG 4.24 BG 8.4 BG 3.9 SB 4.29.1 BG 3.10
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Vasudeva is initiated with his wives — devotion is a household enterprise. Marriage and family become vessels for the sacrificial life, not distractions from it.
Reflection Questions
  • How are my closest relationships included in my spiritual life — or sidelined from it?
  • What practice could my partner and I undertake together this week?
Analogy

Vasudeva, wrapped in the deerskin of an initiate but still wearing the ornaments of a king, holds two registers at once — the renunciate's discipline and the householder's gift. The yajña does not strip him; it consecrates him as he is, sons and silks and all, dressed for both kitchen and forest in the same moment.

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