Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.26
सान्त:सरसि वेश्मस्था: शतानि दश कन्यका: ।
सर्वा: किशोरवयसो ददर्शोत्पलगन्धय: ॥ २६ ॥
sāntaḥ sarasi veśma-sthāḥ
[saantah sarasi veshma-sthaah]
śatāni daśa kanyakāḥ
[shataani dasha kanyakaah]
sarvāḥ kiśora-vayaso
[sarvaah kishora-vayaso]
dadarśotpala-gandhayaḥ
[dadarshotpala-gandhayah]
Word-for-word
sā
—
she
antaḥ
—
inside
sarasi
—
in the lake
veśma-sthāḥ
—
situated in a house
śatāni daśa
—
ten hundred
kanyakāḥ
—
girls
sarvāḥ
—
all
kiśora-vayasaḥ
—
in the prime of youth
dadarśa
—
she saw
utpala
—
like lotuses
gandhayaḥ
—
fragrant.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sāntaḥ sarasi veśma-sthāḥ
sā
she
antaḥ
inside
sarasi
in the lake
veśma-sthāḥ
situated in a house
śatāni daśa kanyakāḥ
śatāni daśa
ten hundred
kanyakāḥ
girls
sarvāḥ kiśora-vayaso
sarvāḥ
all
kiśora-vayasaḥ
in the prime of youth
dadarśotpala-gandhayaḥ
dadarśa
she saw
utpala
like lotuses
gandhayaḥ
fragrant.
In a house inside the lake she saw one thousand girls, all in the prime of youth and fragrant like lotuses.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In the lake she saw a thousand young girls, all youthful and fragrant as lotuses, residing in a house.
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Personal Guidance
In a house inside the lake, a thousand young, fragrant girls greet her. The unseen interiors of the spiritual world are populated by joyful service-companions. Hidden hospitality is real.
Reflection Questions
- What inward 'houses inside lakes' might be ready to receive me with hospitality?
- Where do I assume desolation when service-attendants are actually waiting?
My note
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