Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.40
वैश्रम्भके सुरसने नन्दने पुष्पभद्रके ।
मानसे चैत्ररथ्ये च स रेमे रामया रत: ॥ ४० ॥
vaiśrambhake surasane
[vaishrambhake surasane]
nandane puṣpabhadrake
[nandane pushpabhadrake]
mānase caitrarathye ca
[maanase chaitrarathye cha]
sa reme rāmayā rataḥ
[sa reme raamayaa ratah]
Word-for-word
vaiśrambhake
—
in the Vaiśrambhaka garden
surasane
—
in Surasana
nandane
—
in Nandana
puṣpabhadrake
—
in Puṣpabhadraka
mānase
—
by the Mānasa-sarovara Lake
caitrarathye
—
in Caitrarathya
ca
—
and
saḥ
—
he
reme
—
enjoyed
rāmayā
—
by his wife
rataḥ
—
satisfied.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vaiśrambhake surasane
vaiśrambhake
in the Vaiśrambhaka garden
surasane
in Surasana
nandane puṣpabhadrake
nandane
in Nandana
puṣpabhadrake
in Puṣpabhadraka
mānase caitrarathye ca
mānase
by the Mānasa-sarovara Lake
caitrarathye
in Caitrarathya
ca
and
sa reme rāmayā rataḥ
saḥ
he
reme
enjoyed
rāmayā
by his wife
rataḥ
satisfied.
Satisfied by his wife, he enjoyed in that aerial mansion not only on Mount Meru but in different gardens known as Vaiśrambhaka, Surasana, Nandana, Puṣpabhadraka and Caitrarathya, and by the Mānasa-sarovara Lake.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Pleased with his wife, he enjoyed in Vaiśrambhaka, Surasana, Nandana, Puṣpabhadraka, Mānasa Sarovara and Caitrarathya.
These are gardens of the devatās. Mānasa means Mānasa-sarovara.
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Personal Guidance
The couple, satisfied with each other, enjoyed not only Mount Meru but multiple gardens and a lake. Mutual satisfaction enables broader enjoyment of creation. Restless dissatisfaction shrinks our world; contentment widens it.
Reflection Questions
- What 'gardens' in my world am I unable to enjoy because of dissatisfaction in close relationships?
- How might mutual contentment expand my available world?
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