Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.25.5
यस्यैव हि नागराजकुमार्य आशिष आशासानाश्चार्वङ्गवलयविलसितविशद
विपुलधवलसुभगरुचिरभुजरजतस्तम्भेष्वगुरुचन्दनकुङ्कुमपङ्कानुलेपेनावलिम्पमानास्तदभिमर्शनोन्मथितहृदयमकरध्वजावेशरुचिरललितस्मितास्तदनुरागमदमुदितमद्
विघूर्णितारुणकरुणावलोकनयनवदनारविन्दं सव्रीडं किल विलोकयन्ति ॥ ५ ॥
yasyaiva hi nāga-rāja-kumārya āśiṣa āśāsānāś cārv-aṅga-valaya-vilasita-viśada-vipula-dhavala-subhaga-rucira-bhuja-rajata-stambheṣv aguru-candana-kuṅkuma-paṅkānulepenāvalimpamānās tad-abhimarśanonmathita-hṛdaya-makara-dhvajāveśa-rucira-lalita-smitās tad-anurāgamada-mudita-mada-vighūrṇitāruṇa-karuṇāvaloka-nayana-vadanāravindaṁ savrīḍaṁ kila vilokayanti.
[yasyaiva hi naaga-raaja-kumaarya aashisha aashaasaanaash chaarv-anga-valaya-vilasita-vishada-vipula-dhavala-subhaga-ruchira-bhuja-rajata-stambheshv aguru-chandana-kunkuma-pankaanulepenaavalimpamaanaas tad-abhimarshanonmathita-hridaya-makara-dhvajaavesha-ruchira-lalita-smitaas tad-anuraagamada-mudita-mada-vighoornitaaruna-karunaavaloka-nayana-vadanaaravindam savreedam kila vilokayanti.]
Word-for-word
yasya
—
of whom
eva
—
certainly
hi
—
indeed
nāga-rāja-kumāryaḥ
—
the unmarried princesses of the serpent kings
āśiṣaḥ
—
blessings
āśāsānāḥ
—
hoping for
cāru
—
beautiful
aṅga-valaya
—
on the sphere of His body
vilasita
—
gleaming
viśada
—
spotless
vipula
—
long
dhavala
—
white
subhaga
—
indicating good fortune
rucira
—
beautiful
bhuja
—
on His arms
rajata-stambheṣu
—
like columns of silver
aguru
—
of aloe
candana
—
of sandalwood
kuṅkuma
—
of saffron
paṅka
—
from the pulp
anulepena
—
with an ointment
avalimpamānāḥ
—
smearing
tat-abhimarśana
—
by contact with His limbs
unmathita
—
agitated
hṛdaya
—
in their hearts
makara-dhvaja
—
of Cupid
āveśa
—
due to the entrance
rucira
—
very beautiful
lalita
—
delicate
smitāḥ
—
whose smiling
tat
—
of Him
anurāga
—
of attachment
mada
—
by the intoxication
mudita
—
delighted
mada
—
due to intoxication with kindness
vighūrṇita
—
rolling
aruṇa
—
pink
karuṇa-avaloka
—
glancing with kindness
nayana
—
eyes
vadana
—
and face
aravindam
—
like lotus flowers
sa-vrīḍam
—
with bashfulness
kila
—
indeed
vilokayanti
—
they see.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasyaiva hi nāga-rāja-kumārya āśiṣa āśāsānāś cārv-aṅga-valaya-vilasita-viśada-vipula-dhavala-subhaga-rucira-bhuja-rajata-stambheṣv aguru-candana-kuṅkuma-paṅkānulepenāvalimpamānās tad-abhimarśanonmathita-hṛdaya-makara-dhvajāveśa-rucira-lalita-smitās tad-anurāgamada-mudita-mada-vighūrṇitāruṇa-karuṇāvaloka-nayana-vadanāravindaṁ savrīḍaṁ kila vilokayanti.
yasya
of whom
eva
certainly
hi
indeed
nāga-rāja-kumāryaḥ
the unmarried princesses of the serpent kings
āśiṣaḥ
blessings
āśāsānāḥ
hoping for
cāru
beautiful
aṅga-valaya
on the sphere of His body
vilasita
gleaming
viśada
spotless
vipula
long
dhavala
white
subhaga
indicating good fortune
rucira
beautiful
bhuja
on His arms
rajata-stambheṣu
like columns of silver
aguru
of aloe
candana
of sandalwood
kuṅkuma
of saffron
paṅka
from the pulp
anulepena
with an ointment
avalimpamānāḥ
smearing
tat-abhimarśana
by contact with His limbs
unmathita
agitated
hṛdaya
in their hearts
makara-dhvaja
of Cupid
āveśa
due to the entrance
rucira
very beautiful
lalita
delicate
smitāḥ
whose smiling
tat
of Him
anurāga
of attachment
mada
by the intoxication
mudita
delighted
mada
due to intoxication with kindness
vighūrṇita
rolling
aruṇa
pink
karuṇa-avaloka
glancing with kindness
nayana
eyes
vadana
and face
aravindam
like lotus flowers
sa-vrīḍam
with bashfulness
kila
indeed
vilokayanti
they see.
Lord Ananta’s arms are attractively long, beautifully decorated with bangles and completely spiritual. They are white, and so they appear like silver columns. When the beautiful princesses of the serpent kings, hoping for the Lord’s auspicious blessing, smear His arms with aguru pulp, sandalwood pulp and kuṅkuma, the touch of His limbs awakens lusty desires within them. Understanding their minds, the Lord looks at the princesses with a merciful smile, and they become bashful, realizing that He knows their desires. Then they smile beautifully and look upon the Lord’s lotus face, which is beautified by reddish eyes rolling slightly from intoxication and delighted by love for His devotees.
Purport
When males and females touch each other’s bodies, their lusty desires naturally awaken. It appears from this verse that there are similar sensations in spiritual bodies. Both Lord Ananta and the women giving Him pleasure had spiritual bodies. Thus all sensations originally exist in the spiritual body. This is confirmed in the Vedānta-sūtra: janmādy asya yataḥ. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has commented in this connection that the word ādi means ādi-rasa, the original lusty feeling, which is born from the Supreme. However, spiritual lust and material lust are as completely different as gold and iron. Only one who is very highly elevated in spiritual realization can understand the lusty feelings exchanged between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, or between Kṛṣṇa and the damsels of Vraja. Therefore, unless one is very experienced and advanced in spiritual realization, he is forbidden to discuss the lusty feelings of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs. However, if one is a sincere and pure devotee, the material lust in his heart is completely vanquished as he discusses the lusty feelings between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa, and he makes quick progress in spiritual life.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The young daughters of the snake king, hoping for blessings, smear the silver pillars of his long, gleaming white arms arranged on his beautiful body with a paste made of aguru, sandalwood and kuṁkuma. With attractive smiles arising from hearts disturbed by Cupid due to contact with Ananta’s limbs, shyly look at his lotus face with its red, compassionate eyes which roll about because of the intoxication of joy caused by attraction to his devotees.
On the silver pillars of his arms, in the beautiful array of his bodily limbs (aṅga-valaya), they smear aguru and other ointments made into a paste. They have attractive smiles indicating love because of the entrance of Cupid in their hearts, disturbed by touching his body, when putting on the ointment. His lotus face has eyes which glance merciful towards those young women. His red eyes roll about in great joy, because of exhilarating, natural attraction to his devotees. They are disturbed with shyness, thinking that the Lord knows they have disturbed hearts.
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Personal Guidance
The serpent princesses approach the Lord, He smiles knowing their hearts, and the relationship is sweet without being defiled. The Lord knows our hidden desires and meets them without shaming. Bring your real self, not a sanitized version.
Reflection Questions
- What desires of mine am I hiding from the Lord as if He didn't already know them?
- How would my prayer change if I trusted that He smiles at me, knowing everything?
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