SB 5.16.13-14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.16.13-14

ह्रदाश्चत्वार: पयोमध्विक्षुरसमृष्टजला यदुपस्पर्शिन उपदेवगणा योगैश्वर्याणि स्वाभाविकानि भरतर्षभ धारयन्ति ॥ १३ ॥ देवोद्यानानि च भवन्ति चत्वारि नन्दनं चैत्ररथं वैभ्राजकं सर्वतोभद्रमिति ॥ १४ ॥

hradāś catvāraḥ payo-madhv-ikṣurasa-mṛṣṭa-jalā yad-upasparśina upadeva-gaṇā yogaiśvaryāṇi svābhāvikāni bharatarṣabha dhārayanti; devodyānāni ca bhavanti catvāri nandanaṁ caitrarathaṁ vaibhrājakaṁ sarvatobhadram iti.

[hradaash chatvaarah payo-madhv-ikshurasa-mrishta-jalaa yad-upasparshina upadeva-ganaa yogaishvaryaani svaabhaavikaani bharatarshabha dhaarayanti; devodyaanaani cha bhavanti chatvaari nandanam chaitraratham vaibhraajakam sarvatobhadram iti.]

Word-for-word

hradāḥ — lakes catvāraḥ — four payaḥ — milk madhu — honey ikṣu-rasa — sugarcane juice mṛṣṭa-jalāḥ — filled with pure water yat — of which upasparśinaḥ — those who use the liquids upadeva-gaṇāḥ — the demigods yoga-aiśvaryāṇi — all the perfections of mystic yoga svābhāvikāni — without being tried for bharata-ṛṣabha — O best of the Bharata dynasty dhārayanti — possess deva-udyānāni — celestial gardens ca — also bhavanti — there are catvāri — four nandanam — of the Nandana garden caitra-ratham — Caitraratha garden vaibhrājakam — Vaibhrājaka garden sarvataḥ-bhadram — Sarvatobhadra garden iti — thus.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

hradāḥ

lakes

catvāraḥ

four

payaḥ

milk

madhu

honey

ikṣu-rasa

sugarcane juice

mṛṣṭa-jalāḥ

filled with pure water

yat

of which

upasparśinaḥ

those who use the liquids

upadeva-gaṇāḥ

the demigods

yoga-aiśvaryāṇi

all the perfections of mystic yoga

svābhāvikāni

without being tried for

bharata-ṛṣabha

O best of the Bharata dynasty

dhārayanti

possess

deva-udyānāni

celestial gardens

also

bhavanti

there are

catvāri

four

nandanam

of the Nandana garden

caitra-ratham

Caitraratha garden

vaibhrājakam

Vaibhrājaka garden

sarvataḥ-bhadram

Sarvatobhadra garden

iti

thus.

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, best of the Bharata dynasty, between these four mountains are four huge lakes. The water of the first tastes just like milk; the water of the second, like honey; and that of the third, like sugarcane juice. The fourth lake is filled with pure water. The celestial beings such as the Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas, who are also known as demigods, enjoy the facilities of those four lakes. Consequently they have the natural perfections of mystic yoga, such as the power to become smaller than the smallest or greater than the greatest. There are also four celestial gardens named Nandana, Caitraratha, Vaibhrājaka and Sarvatobhadra.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, best of the Bharata dynasty! On these four mountains are four huge lakes, filled with milk, honey, sugarcane juice, and pure water respectively. The celestial beings such as the Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas who use those waters naturally possess perfections of mystic yoga. There are also four celestial gardens named Nandana, Caitraratha, Vaibhrājaka and Sarvatobhadra.

Personal Guidance

Four lakes — milk, honey, sugarcane juice, pure water — surround the four mountains, with celestial gardens around them. The Lord has arranged worlds of sensory wealth for those who serve in higher orders. Not every reward is dry austerity.

Reflection Questions

Where have you been treating spirituality as deprivation when the Lord's creation is full of sensory wealth?
How could you receive present, simple pleasures as gifts from Him rather than as enemies of devotion?

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