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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.14-15

दिव्योपकरणोपेतं सर्वकालसुखावहम् । पट्टिकाभि: पताकाभिर्विचित्राभिरलंकृतम् ॥ १४ ॥ स्रग्भिर्विचित्रमाल्याभिर्मञ्जुशिञ्जत्षडङ्‌घ्रिभि: । दुकूलक्षौमकौशेयैर्नानावस्रैर्विराजितम् ॥ १५ ॥
divyopakaraṇopetaṁ
[divyopakaranopetam]
sarva-kāla-sukhāvaham
[sarva-kaala-sukhaavaham]
paṭṭikābhiḥ patākābhir
[pattikaabhih pataakaabhir]
vicitrābhir alaṅkṛtam
[vichitraabhir alankritam]
sragbhir vicitra-mālyābhir
[sragbhir vichitra-maalyaabhir]
mañju-śiñjat-ṣaḍ-aṅghribhiḥ
[manju-shinjat-shad-anghribhih]
dukūla-kṣauma-kauśeyair
[dukoola-kshauma-kausheyair]
nānā-vastrair virājitam
[naanaa-vastrair viraajitam]
divya — wonderful upakaraṇa — with paraphernalia upetam — equipped sarva-kāla — in all seasons sukha-āvaham — bringing happiness paṭṭikābhiḥ — with festoons patākābhiḥ — with flags vicitrābhiḥ — of various colors and fabrics alaṅkṛtam — decorated sragbhiḥ — with wreaths vicitra-mālyābhiḥ — with charming flowers mañju — sweet śiñjat — humming ṣaṭ-aṅghribhiḥ — with bees dukūla — fine cloth kṣauma — linen kauśeyaiḥ — of silk cloth nānā — various vastraiḥ — with tapestries virājitam — embellished.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
divyopakaraṇopetaṁ
divya
wonderful
upakaraṇa
with paraphernalia
upetam
equipped
sarva-kāla-sukhāvaham
sarva-kāla
in all seasons
sukha-āvaham
bringing happiness
paṭṭikābhiḥ patākābhir
paṭṭikābhiḥ
with festoons
patākābhiḥ
with flags
vicitrābhir alaṅkṛtam
vicitrābhiḥ
of various colors and fabrics
alaṅkṛtam
decorated
sragbhir vicitra-mālyābhir
sragbhiḥ
with wreaths
vicitra-mālyābhiḥ
with charming flowers
mañju
sweet
mañju-śiñjat-ṣaḍ-aṅghribhiḥ
śiñjat
humming
ṣaṭ-aṅghribhiḥ
with bees
dukūla-kṣauma-kauśeyair
dukūla
fine cloth
kṣauma
linen
kauśeyaiḥ
of silk cloth
nānā-vastrair virājitam
nānā
various
vastraiḥ
with tapestries
virājitam
embellished.
The castle was fully equipped with all necessary paraphernalia, and it was pleasing in all seasons. It was decorated all around with flags, festoons and artistic work of variegated colors. It was further embellished with wreaths of charming flowers that attracted sweetly humming bees and with tapestries of linen, silk and various other fabrics.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
It was equipped with attractive paraphernalia which gave constant pleasure and was decorated with colorful small and large flags. It was radiant with various cloths made of silk, linen and dukūla and garlands interwoven with other garland of various colors which attracted sweetly humming bees. It was not subject to occasional discomforts of heat or cold. Its pleasure was constant. Pattikas are small flags and patākas are bigger flags. There were long garlands of flowers attached to the wood framework, threaded with other garlands of various colors such as red and yellow. Dukūla is silk cloth made from small cocoons. Kṣauma is linen. Kauśeya is silk made from big cocoons.
The aerial castle is fully equipped, pleasing in all seasons, decorated with flags, festoons, and humming-bee-attracting flowers. The mystic gift to a devoted wife is a home that is genuinely beautiful — bhakti pairs with beauty, not asceticism alone.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I treat home-beauty as opposed to spiritual life rather than as its expression?
  • What season-appropriate beauty could I bring to my own household?
📝 My note

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