Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.19
चक्षुष्मत्पद्मरागाग्र्यैर्वज्रभित्तिषु निर्मितै: ।
जुष्टं विचित्रवैतानैर्महार्हैर्हेमतोरणै: ॥ १९ ॥
cakṣuṣmat padmarāgāgryair
[chakshushmat padmaraagaagryair]
vajra-bhittiṣu nirmitaiḥ
[vajra-bhittishu nirmitaih]
juṣṭaṁ vicitra-vaitānair
[jushtam vichitra-vaitaanair]
mahārhair hema-toraṇaiḥ
[mahaarhair hema-toranaih]
Word-for-word
cakṣuḥ-mat
—
as if possessed of eyes
padma-rāga
—
with rubies
agryaiḥ
—
choicest
vajra
—
of diamond
bhittiṣu
—
on the walls
nirmitaiḥ
—
set
juṣṭam
—
furnished
vicitra
—
various
vaitānaiḥ
—
with canopies
mahā-arhaiḥ
—
greatly valuable
hema-toraṇaiḥ
—
with gates of gold.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
cakṣuṣmat padmarāgāgryair
cakṣuḥ-mat
as if possessed of eyes
padma-rāga
with rubies
agryaiḥ
choicest
vajra-bhittiṣu nirmitaiḥ
vajra
of diamond
bhittiṣu
on the walls
nirmitaiḥ
set
juṣṭaṁ vicitra-vaitānair
juṣṭam
furnished
vicitra
various
vaitānaiḥ
with canopies
mahārhair hema-toraṇaiḥ
mahā-arhaiḥ
greatly valuable
hema-toraṇaiḥ
with gates of gold.
With the choicest rubies set in its diamond walls, it appeared as though possessed of eyes. It was furnished with wonderful canopies and greatly valuable gates of gold.
Purport
Artistic jewelry and decorations giving the appearance of eyes are not imaginary. Even in recent times the Mogul emperors constructed their palaces with decorations of jeweled birds with eyes made of valuable stones. The stones have been taken away by the authorities, but the decorations are still present in some of the castles constructed by the Mogul emperors in New Delhi. The royal palaces were built with jewels and rare stones resembling eyes, and thus at night they would give off reflective light without need of lamps.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
It was equipped with gold festoons, with various valuable canopies made of choicest rubies which were like eyes, set in surfaces of diamonds.
There were gold festoons and canopies studded with rubies set against diamonds.
Personal Guidance
The Lord is named here as the actual proprietor of everything we manage. The verse asks us to relax our grip on what was never ours and let Him hold it again.
Reflection Questions
- What in your life are you treating as 'mine' that the verse would call 'His'?
- What would change if you treated one possession this week as belonging to the Lord and on loan to you?
My note
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