Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.31.4
ववृषु: पुष्पवर्षाणि विमानावलिभिर्नभ: ।
कुर्वन्त: सङ्कुलं राजन् भक्त्या परमया युता: ॥ ४ ॥
vavṛṣuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi
[vavrishuh pushpa-varshaani]
vimānāvalibhir nabhaḥ
[vimaanaavalibhir nabhah]
kurvantaḥ saṅkulaṁ rājan
[kurvantah sankulam raajan]
bhaktyā paramayā yutāḥ
[bhaktyaa paramayaa yutaah]
Word-for-word
vavṛṣuḥ
—
they showered
puṣpa-varṣāṇi
—
showers of flowers
vimāna
—
of airplanes
āvalibhiḥ
—
by great numbers
nabhaḥ
—
the sky
kurvantaḥ
—
making
saṅkulam
—
filled up
rājan
—
O King Parīkṣit
bhaktyā
—
with devotion
paramayā
—
transcendental
yutāḥ
—
endowed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vavṛṣuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi
vavṛṣuḥ
they showered
puṣpa-varṣāṇi
showers of flowers
vimānāvalibhir nabhaḥ
vimāna
of airplanes
āvalibhiḥ
by great numbers
nabhaḥ
the sky
kurvantaḥ saṅkulaṁ rājan
kurvantaḥ
making
saṅkulam
filled up
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
bhaktyā paramayā yutāḥ
bhaktyā
with devotion
paramayā
transcendental
yutāḥ
endowed.
O King, crowding the sky with their many airplanes, they showered down flowers with great devotion.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King, crowding the sky with their many airplanes, they showered flowers with great devotion.
Personal Guidance
Crowding the sky with airplanes, they showered flowers with great devotion. Even at departure, beauty rains down.
Reflection Questions
- What 'flower showers' could I offer at sacred transitions in my life?
- How does ritual beauty support transition?
My note
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