SB 4.6.19-20 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.19-20

कुमुदोत्पलकह्लारशतपत्रवनर्द्धिभि: । नलिनीषु कलं कूजत्खगवृन्दोपशोभितम् ॥ १९ ॥ मृगै: शाखामृगै: क्रोडैर्मृगेन्द्रैर्ऋ क्षशल्यकै: । गवयै: शरभैर्व्याघ्रै रुरुभिर्महिषादिभि: ॥ २० ॥

kumudotpala-kahlāra-

[kumudotpala-kahlaara-]

śatapatra-vanarddhibhiḥ

[shatapatra-vanarddhibhih]

nalinīṣu kalaṁ kūjat-

[nalineeshu kalam koojat-]

khaga-vṛndopaśobhitam

[khaga-vrindopashobhitam]

mṛgaiḥ śākhāmṛgaiḥ kroḍair

[mrigaih shaakhaamrigaih krodair]

mṛgendrair ṛkṣa-śalyakaiḥ

[mrigendrair riksha-shalyakaih]

gavayaiḥ śarabhair vyāghrai

[gavayaih sharabhair vyaaghrai]

rurubhir mahiṣādibhiḥ

[rurubhir mahishaadibhih]

Word-for-word

kumuda — kumuda utpala — utpala kahlāra — kahlāra śatapatra — lotuses vana — forest ṛddhibhiḥ — being covered with nalinīṣu — in the lakes kalam — very sweetly kūjat — whispering khaga — of birds vṛnda — groups upaśobhitam — decorated with mṛgaiḥ — with deer śākhā-mṛgaiḥ — with monkeys kroḍaiḥ — with boars mṛga-indraiḥ — with lions ṛkṣa-śalyakaiḥ — with ṛkṣas and śalyakas gavayaiḥ — with forest cows śarabhaiḥ — with forest asses vyāghraiḥ — with tigers rurubhiḥ — with small deer mahiṣa-ādibhiḥ — with buffalo, etc.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kumudotpala-kahlāra-

kumuda

utpala

kahlāra

śatapatra-vanarddhibhiḥ

śatapatra

lotuses

vana

forest

ṛddhibhiḥ

being covered with

nalinīṣu kalaṁ kūjat-

nalinīṣu

in the lakes

kalam

very sweetly

kūjat

whispering

khaga-vṛndopaśobhitam

khaga

of birds

vṛnda

groups

upaśobhitam

decorated with

mṛgaiḥ śākhāmṛgaiḥ kroḍair

mṛgaiḥ

with deer

śākhā-mṛgaiḥ

with monkeys

kroḍaiḥ

with boars

mṛgendrair ṛkṣa-śalyakaiḥ

mṛga-indraiḥ

with lions

ṛkṣa-śalyakaiḥ

with ṛkṣas and śalyakas

gavayaiḥ śarabhair vyāghrai

gavayaiḥ

with forest cows

śarabhaiḥ

with forest asses

vyāghraiḥ

with tigers

rurubhir mahiṣādibhiḥ

rurubhiḥ

with small deer

mahiṣa-ādibhiḥ

with buffalo, etc.

There are different kinds of lotus flowers, such as kumuda, utpala and śatapatra. The forest appears to be a decorated garden, and the small lakes are full of various kinds of birds who whisper very sweetly. There are many kinds of other animals also, like deer, monkeys, boars, lions, ṛkṣas, śalyakas, forest cows, forest asses, tigers, small deer, buffalo and many other animals, who are fully enjoying their lives.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Kailāsa is decorated with forests of red lotuses, blue lotuses, white water lilies, and śatapatra lotuses growing in lakes, and with flocks of singing birds, deer, monkeys, boars, lions, bears, porcupines, gayals, śarabhas, tigers, antelope and buffalos. Nābhi is a musk deer.

Personal Guidance

Many lotuses, many animals — even tigers, asses and buffalo — all 'fully enjoy their lives' together on Kailāsa. In genuine spiritual atmosphere even natural opposites lose their hostility.

Reflection Questions

Where am I treating someone as a 'tiger' I must escape, when the real work is creating a Kailāsa around them?
What would change if I assumed every being in my orbit deserves to fully enjoy their life?

📝 My note

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