Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.29
भूषणानि परार्ध्यानि वरीयांसि द्युमन्ति च ।
अन्नं सर्वगुणोपेतं पानं चैवामृतासवम् ॥ २९ ॥
bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni
[bhooshanaani paraardhyaani]
varīyāṁsi dyumanti ca
[vareeyaamsi dyumanti cha]
annaṁ sarva-guṇopetaṁ
[annam sarva-gunopetam]
pānaṁ caivāmṛtāsavam
[paanam chaivaamritaasavam]
Word-for-word
bhūṣaṇāni
—
ornaments
para-ardhyāni
—
most valuable
varīyāṁsi
—
very excellent
dyumanti
—
splendid
ca
—
and
annam
—
food
sarva-guṇa
—
all good qualities
upetam
—
containing
pānam
—
beverages
ca
—
and
eva
—
also
amṛta
—
sweet
āsavam
—
intoxicating.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni
bhūṣaṇāni
ornaments
para-ardhyāni
most valuable
varīyāṁsi dyumanti ca
varīyāṁsi
very excellent
dyumanti
splendid
ca
and
annaṁ sarva-guṇopetaṁ
annam
food
sarva-guṇa
all good qualities
upetam
containing
pānaṁ caivāmṛtāsavam
pānam
beverages
ca
and
eva
also
amṛta
sweet
āsavam
intoxicating.
They then decorated her with very excellent and valuable jewels, which shone brightly. Next they offered her food containing all good qualities, and a sweet inebriating drink called āsavam.
Purport
Āsavam is an Āyur-vedic medical preparation; it is not a liquor. It is especially made from drugs and is meant to improve metabolism for the healthy condition of the body.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After bathing the cheerful Devahūti using valuable, fragrant oils, the respectful girls gave her fine, new clothing, valuable, praiseworthy, sparkling ornaments, food with all good qualities and sweet drinks.
With the bath there were suitable oils. They gave her clothing to wear. They gave her food and drinks.
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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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