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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.28

कदम्बकिञ्जल्कपिशङ्गवाससा स्वलंकृतं मेखलया नितम्बे । हारेण चानन्तधनेन वत्स श्रीवत्सवक्ष:स्थलवल्लभेन ॥ २८ ॥
kadamba-kiñjalka-piśaṅga-vāsasā
[kadamba-kinjalka-pishanga-vaasasaa]
svalaṅkṛtaṁ mekhalayā nitambe
[svalankritam mekhalayaa nitambe]
hāreṇa cānanta-dhanena vatsa
[haarena chaananta-dhanena vatsa]
śrīvatsa-vakṣaḥ-sthala-vallabhena
[shreevatsa-vakshah-sthala-vallabhena]
Word-for-word
kadamba-kiñjalka — saffron dust of the kadamba flower piśaṅga — dress of the color vāsasā — by clothing su-alaṅkṛtam — well decorated mekhalayā — by the belt nitambe — on the waist hāreṇa — by the garland ca — also ananta — highly dhanena — valuable vatsa — my dear Vidura śrīvatsa — of the transcendental marking vakṣaḥ-sthala — on the chest vallabhena — very pleasing.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kadamba-kiñjalka-piśaṅga-vāsasā
kadamba-kiñjalka
saffron dust of the kadamba flower
piśaṅga
dress of the color
vāsasā
by clothing
su-alaṅkṛtam
well decorated
svalaṅkṛtaṁ mekhalayā nitambe
mekhalayā
by the belt
nitambe
on the waist
hāreṇa cānanta-dhanena vatsa
hāreṇa
by the garland
ca
also
ananta
highly
dhanena
valuable
vatsa
my dear Vidura
śrīvatsa-vakṣaḥ-sthala-vallabhena
śrīvatsa
of the transcendental marking
vakṣaḥ-sthala
on the chest
vallabhena
very pleasing.
O my dear Vidura, the Lord’s waist was covered with yellow cloth resembling the saffron dust of the kadamba flower, and it was encircled by a well-decorated belt. His chest was decorated with the śrīvatsa marking and a necklace of unlimited value.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! The Lord wore cloth the color of golden kadamba pollen around his waist and a belt. On his chest marked with the Śrīvatsa mark was a necklace of unlimited value. [Note: This verse could also indicate Kṛṣṇa.] O Vidura (vatsa)! He had a necklace dear to the place on his chest having the Śrīvatsa mark.
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Personal Guidance
Every detail of the Lord's form — yellow cloth like kadamba pollen, jeweled belt, śrīvatsa, priceless necklace — invites the eye into transcendental beauty. Devotional aesthetics matter; the Lord's form is meant to be drunk in through detailed contemplation.
Reflection Questions
  • Which detail of the Lord's form draws me most, and do I dwell on it daily?
  • How might careful contemplation of the Lord's beauty reshape my taste for other things?
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