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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.10

किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । श्वेतोत्पलक्रीडनकं मन:स्पर्शस्मितेक्षणम् ॥ १० ॥
kirīṭinaṁ kuṇḍalinaṁ
[kireetinam kundalinam]
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam
[shankha-chakra-gadaa-dharam]
śvetotpala-krīḍanakaṁ
[shvetotpala-kreedanakam]
manaḥ-sparśa-smitekṣaṇam
[manah-sparsha-smitekshanam]
kirīṭinam — adorned with a crown kuṇḍalinam — wearing earrings śaṅkha — conch cakra — disc gadā — mace dharam — holding śveta — white utpala — lily krīḍanakam — plaything manaḥ — heart sparśa — touching smita — smiling īkṣaṇam — and glancing.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kirīṭinaṁ kuṇḍalinaṁ
kirīṭinam
adorned with a crown
kuṇḍalinam
wearing earrings
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam
śaṅkha
conch
cakra
disc
gadā
mace
dharam
holding
śvetotpala-krīḍanakaṁ
śveta
white
utpala
lily
krīḍanakam
plaything
manaḥ-sparśa-smitekṣaṇam
manaḥ
heart
sparśa
touching
smita
smiling
īkṣaṇam
and glancing.
Adorned with a crown and earrings, He held His characteristic conch, disc and mace in three of His hands and a white lily in the fourth. He glanced about in a happy, smiling mood whose sight captivates the hearts of all devotees.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the sky, Kardama saw the Lord shining like the pure sun, with a white lotus garland, lotus face surrounded by black locks of hair, wearing spotless cloth, a crown and earrings, holding a conch, cakra, club and white water lily for amusement, with pleasing smile and glance, with Laksmī on his chest and the Kaustubha jewel around his neck, his feet placed on the shoulders of Garuḍa. Joyful on having his desires fulfilled, Kardama, whose had natural love for the Lord, fell down, touching his head to the ground. With folded hands, he offered prayers. Having described the conch, cakra and club in three hands, he describes the fourth hand holding a white water lily instead of a lotus from amusement. The Lord had a smile and glance pleasing to the beholder (manaḥ sparśa). Kardama had natural love of the Lord (prīti-svabhāvātmā).
The Lord holds conch, disc, mace, and a white lily — and smiles in a way that captivates devotees' hearts. Even weaponry is balanced with a flower; the Lord's posture is power and sweetness together.
Reflection Questions
  • Do my own modes of strength carry a 'white lily' of sweetness or are they all weapons?
  • How does the Lord's captivating smile reshape my picture of divine power?
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