Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.48
किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं केयूरवलयान्वितम् ।
कौस्तुभाभरणग्रीवं पीतकौशेयवाससम् ॥ ४८ ॥
kirīṭinaṁ kuṇḍalinaṁ
[kireetinam kundalinam]
keyūra-valayānvitam
[keyoora-valayaanvitam]
kaustubhābharaṇa-grīvaṁ
[kaustubhaabharana-greevam]
pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam
[peeta-kausheya-vaasasam]
Word-for-word
kirīṭinam
—
the Lord is decorated with a jeweled helmet
kuṇḍalinam
—
with pearl earrings
keyūra
—
jeweled necklace
valaya-anvitam
—
with jeweled bracelets
kaustubha-ābharaṇa-grīvam
—
His neck is decorated by the Kaustubha jewel
pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam
—
and He is dressed with yellow silk garments.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kirīṭinaṁ kuṇḍalinaṁ
kirīṭinam
the Lord is decorated with a jeweled helmet
kuṇḍalinam
with pearl earrings
keyūra-valayānvitam
keyūra
jeweled necklace
valaya-anvitam
with jeweled bracelets
kaustubhābharaṇa-grīvaṁ
kaustubha-ābharaṇa-grīvam
His neck is decorated by the Kaustubha jewel
pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam
pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam
and He is dressed with yellow silk garments.
The entire body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, is decorated. He wears a valuable jeweled helmet, necklaces and bracelets, His neck is adorned with the Kaustubha jewel, and He is dressed in yellow silk garments.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
He is ornamented with a crown, earrings, arm bands and bracelets. He has Kaustubha jewel around his neck and wears yellow silk cloth.
His neck has the Kaustubha jewel.
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Personal Guidance
Helmet, necklaces, bracelets, Kaustubha, yellow silk — Vāsudeva is fully decorated. The divine reality is not minimalist; it is gloriously, particularly adorned, and that detail is part of devotion.
Reflection Questions
- Where has my austerity slipped into a starvation of beauty that the tradition does not actually prescribe?
- Which detail of the Lord's form most attracts me, and what does that attraction reveal?
My note
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