Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.32
श्रोण्योरध्यस्तया काञ्च्या काञ्चन्या बहुरत्नया ।
हारेण च महार्हेण रुचकेन च भूषितम् ॥ ३२ ॥
śroṇyor adhyastayā kāñcyā
[shronyor adhyastayaa kaanchyaa]
kāñcanyā bahu-ratnayā
[kaanchanyaa bahu-ratnayaa]
hāreṇa ca mahārheṇa
[haarena cha mahaarhena]
rucakena ca bhūṣitam
[ruchakena cha bhooshitam]
Word-for-word
śroṇyoḥ
—
on the hips
adhyastayā
—
worn
kāñcyā
—
with a girdle
kāñcanyā
—
made of gold
bahu-ratnayā
—
decorated with numerous jewels
hāreṇa
—
with a pearl necklace
ca
—
and
mahā-arheṇa
—
precious
rucakena
—
with auspicious substances
ca
—
and
bhūṣitam
—
adorned.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śroṇyor adhyastayā kāñcyā
śroṇyoḥ
on the hips
adhyastayā
worn
kāñcyā
with a girdle
kāñcanyā bahu-ratnayā
kāñcanyā
made of gold
bahu-ratnayā
decorated with numerous jewels
hāreṇa ca mahārheṇa
hāreṇa
with a pearl necklace
ca
and
mahā-arheṇa
precious
rucakena ca bhūṣitam
rucakena
with auspicious substances
ca
and
bhūṣitam
adorned.
About her hips she wore a girdle of gold, set with numerous jewels, and she was further adorned with a precious pearl necklace and auspicious substances.
Purport
Auspicious substances include saffron, kuṅkuma and sandalwood pulp. Before taking a bath there are other auspicious substances, such as turmeric mixed with mustard seed oil, which are smeared all over the body. All kinds of auspicious substances were used to bathe Devahūti from top to toe.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
She was decorated with a gold belt with many jewels on her waist, by a precious necklace and by auspicious substances.
She had a belt on her hips. Her body was also decorated with auspicious substances (rucakena). Viśva-kośa says that rucaka means auspicious substance, an ornament for the neck, or a tooth.
Personal Guidance
The verse points beyond impersonal abstraction to a Lord who hears, acts, and relates. Spiritual life gets real once we stop talking about Him and start talking to Him.
Reflection Questions
- Where does your idea of God blur into a generic 'higher power' that asks nothing of you?
- How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
My note
Source: vedabase.io