Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.16
सभाचत्वररथ्याढ्यां विमानैर्न्यर्बुदैर्युताम् ।
शृङ्गाटकैर्मणिमयैर्वज्रविद्रुमवेदिभि: ॥ १६ ॥
sabhā-catvara-rathyāḍhyāṁ
[sabhaa-chatvara-rathyaadhyaam]
vimānair nyarbudair yutām
[vimaanair nyarbudair yutaam]
śṛṅgāṭakair maṇimayair
[shringaatakair manimayair]
vajra-vidruma-vedibhiḥ
[vajra-vidruma-vedibhih]
Word-for-word
sabhā
—
with assembly houses
catvara
—
courtyards
rathya
—
and public roads
āḍhyām
—
opulent
vimānaiḥ
—
by airplanes
nyarbudaiḥ
—
not less than ten crores (one hundred million)
yutām
—
endowed
śṛṅga-āṭakaiḥ
—
with crossroads
maṇi-mayaiḥ
—
made of pearls
vajra
—
made of diamonds
vidruma
—
and coral
vedibhiḥ
—
with places to sit.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sabhā-catvara-rathyāḍhyāṁ
sabhā
with assembly houses
catvara
courtyards
rathya
and public roads
āḍhyām
opulent
vimānair nyarbudair yutām
vimānaiḥ
by airplanes
nyarbudaiḥ
not less than ten crores (one hundred million)
yutām
endowed
śṛṅgāṭakair maṇimayair
śṛṅga-āṭakaiḥ
with crossroads
maṇi-mayaiḥ
made of pearls
vajra-vidruma-vedibhiḥ
vajra
made of diamonds
vidruma
and coral
vedibhiḥ
with places to sit.
The city was full of courtyards, wide roads, assembly houses, and not less than one hundred million airplanes. The crossroads were made of pearl, and there were sitting places made of diamond and coral.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The city was full of courtyards, smaller roads, resting areas, and not less than one hundred million airplanes. The jeweled crossroads had sitting places made of diamond and coral.
Sabhā means a place to rest. Catvara means a crossroads. Rathya means a smaller road.
Personal Guidance
Courtyards, wide roads, assembly houses, a hundred million airplanes, pearl crossroads, diamond seats. Cosmic opulence is described in concrete detail. The reader is meant to picture it, not abstract it.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my imagination of the spiritual world lack the concrete detail śāstra insists on?
- What would change if I really pictured 'pearl crossroads' as actual?
My note
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