Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.12.20
तत्रानु देवप्रवरौ चतुर्भुजौ
श्यामौ किशोरावरुणाम्बुजेक्षणौ ।
स्थिताववष्टभ्य गदां सुवाससौ
किरीटहाराङ्गदचारुकुण्डलौ ॥ २० ॥
tatrānu deva-pravarau catur-bhujau
[tatraanu deva-pravarau chatur-bhujau]
śyāmau kiśorāv aruṇāmbujekṣaṇau
[shyaamau kishoraav arunaambujekshanau]
sthitāv avaṣṭabhya gadāṁ suvāsasau
[sthitaav avashtabhya gadaam suvaasasau]
kirīṭa-hārāṅgada-cāru-kuṇḍalau
[kireeta-haaraangada-chaaru-kundalau]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
there
anu
—
then
deva-pravarau
—
two very beautiful demigods
catuḥ-bhujau
—
with four arms
śyāmau
—
blackish
kiśorau
—
quite young
aruṇa
—
reddish
ambuja
—
lotus flower
īkṣaṇau
—
with eyes
sthitau
—
situated
avaṣṭabhya
—
holding
gadām
—
clubs
suvāsasau
—
with nice garments
kirīṭa
—
helmets
hāra
—
necklaces
aṅgada
—
bracelets
cāru
—
beautiful
kuṇḍalau
—
with earrings.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatrānu deva-pravarau catur-bhujau
tatra
there
anu
then
deva-pravarau
two very beautiful demigods
catuḥ-bhujau
with four arms
śyāmau kiśorāv aruṇāmbujekṣaṇau
śyāmau
blackish
kiśorau
quite young
aruṇa
reddish
ambuja
lotus flower
īkṣaṇau
with eyes
sthitāv avaṣṭabhya gadāṁ suvāsasau
sthitau
situated
avaṣṭabhya
holding
gadām
clubs
suvāsasau
with nice garments
kirīṭa-hārāṅgada-cāru-kuṇḍalau
kirīṭa
helmets
hāra
necklaces
aṅgada
bracelets
cāru
beautiful
kuṇḍalau
with earrings.
Dhruva Mahārāja saw two very beautiful associates of Lord Viṣṇu in the plane. They had four hands and a blackish bodily luster, they were very youthful, and their eyes were just like reddish lotus flowers. They held clubs in their hands, and they were dressed in very attractive garments with helmets and were decorated with necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
Purport
The inhabitants of Viṣṇuloka are of the same bodily feature as Lord Viṣṇu, and they also hold club, conchshell, lotus flower and disc. In this verse it is distinctly stated that they had four hands and were nicely dressed; the description of their bodily decorations corresponds exactly to that of Viṣṇu. So the two uncommon personalities who descended from the airplane came directly from Viṣṇuloka, or the planet where Lord Viṣṇu lives.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In that airplane he then saw two persons, the best of devatās, dark in complexion, youthful, with four arms, and reddish lotus eyes, with fine clothing, crowns, necklaces, bracelets and beautiful earrings, holding clubs.
In that airplane (tatra) he then (anu) saw two persons.
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Personal Guidance
Two beautiful, four-armed, blackish-bodied associates of Viṣṇu — youthful, lotus-eyed, club-bearing, helmeted — appeared. The associates of the Lord share His features; the company in Vaikuṇṭha is the company of Viṣṇu-likes.
Reflection Questions
- Whose company in my life resembles the company I claim to aspire to?
- Where could I become more like the associates I want to one day stand among?
My note
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