Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.3
सवृन्दै: कदलीस्तम्भै: पूगपोतै: परिष्कृतम् ।
तरुपल्लवमालाभि: सर्वत: समलङ्कृतम् ॥ ३ ॥
savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ
[savrindaih kadalee-stambhaih]
pūga-potaiḥ pariṣkṛtam
[pooga-potaih parishkritam]
taru-pallava-mālābhiḥ
[taru-pallava-maalaabhih]
sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtam
[sarvatah samalankritam]
Word-for-word
sa-vṛndaiḥ
—
along with fruits and flowers
kadalī-stambhaiḥ
—
by the pillars of banana trees
pūga-potaiḥ
—
by collections of young animals and by processions of elephants
pariṣkṛtam
—
very nicely cleansed
taru
—
young plants
pallava
—
new leaves of mango trees
mālābhiḥ
—
by garlands
sarvataḥ
—
everywhere
samalaṅkṛtam
—
nicely decorated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ
sa-vṛndaiḥ
along with fruits and flowers
kadalī-stambhaiḥ
by the pillars of banana trees
pūga-potaiḥ pariṣkṛtam
pūga-potaiḥ
by collections of young animals and by processions of elephants
pariṣkṛtam
very nicely cleansed
taru-pallava-mālābhiḥ
taru
young plants
pallava
new leaves of mango trees
mālābhiḥ
by garlands
sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtam
sarvataḥ
everywhere
samalaṅkṛtam
nicely decorated.
At the street crossings there were bunches of fruits and flowers, as well as pillars of banana trees and betel nut branches. All these combined decorations everywhere looked very attractive.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The city was decorated everywhere with banana stalks including their fruits and flowers, with young betel trees, and with strings of young leaves.
Savṛntaiḥ means with fruit and flowers. Pūgapotaiḥ means young betel trees.
Personal Guidance
At every crossroads, bunches of fruits, flowers, banana-tree pillars and betel branches. Even intersections become beautiful when honored; the in-between spaces deserve attention, not just destinations.
Reflection Questions
- Which 'in-between' space in my life have I neglected as merely transitional?
- Where could I beautify a threshold that I currently just pass through?
My note
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