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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.31

वैदूर्यकृतसोपाना वाप्य उत्पलमालिनी: । प्राप्तं किम्पुरुषैर्दृष्ट्वा त आराद्दद‍ृशुर्वटम् ॥ ३१ ॥
vaidūrya-kṛta-sopānā
[vaidoorya-krita-sopaanaa]
vāpya utpala-mālinīḥ
[vaapya utpala-maalineeh]
prāptaṁ kimpuruṣair dṛṣṭvā
[praaptam kimpurushair drishtvaa]
ta ārād dadṛśur vaṭam
[ta aaraad dadrishur vatam]
Word-for-word
vaidūrya-kṛta — made of vaidūrya sopānāḥ — staircases vāpyaḥ — lakes utpala — of lotus flowers mālinīḥ — containing rows prāptam — inhabited kimpuruṣaiḥ — by the Kimpuruṣas dṛṣṭvā — after seeing te — those demigods ārāt — not far away dadṛśuḥ — saw vaṭam — a banyan tree.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vaidūrya-kṛta-sopānā
vaidūrya-kṛta
made of vaidūrya
sopānāḥ
staircases
vāpya utpala-mālinīḥ
vāpyaḥ
lakes
utpala
of lotus flowers
mālinīḥ
containing rows
prāptaṁ kimpuruṣair dṛṣṭvā
prāptam
inhabited
kimpuruṣaiḥ
by the Kimpuruṣas
dṛṣṭvā
after seeing
te
those demigods
ta ārād dadṛśur vaṭam
ārāt
not far away
dadṛśuḥ
saw
vaṭam
a banyan tree.
They also saw that the bathing ghāṭas and their staircases were made of vaidūrya-maṇi. The water was full of lotus flowers. Passing by such lakes, the demigods reached a place where there was a great banyan tree.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing that forest used by the Kimpuruṣas and the pools which were decorated with lotus garlands, furnished with steps of cat’s eye jewel, the devatās then saw from far off the banyan tree of Śiva. Vāpyaḥ means ponds. Prāptā modifies vāpyaḥ. Another version has prāptam, which modifies vanam. From far off (ārāt), they saw the banyan tree.
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Personal Guidance
Even the bathing steps were made of vaidūrya jewel — every threshold to purification was beautiful. The way you set up the small approaches (your morning, your altar, your seat) shapes whether you actually step in.
Reflection Questions
  • How beautiful and inviting are the steps that lead to my daily practice?
  • What one 'jewel' could I place at the threshold of my sādhanā to make me want to enter?
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