Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.18
सुरस्त्रीकेशविभ्रष्टनवसौगन्धिकस्रजाम् ।
यत्रामोदमुपादाय मार्ग आवाति मारुत: ॥ १८ ॥
sura-strī-keśa-vibhraṣṭa-
[sura-stree-kesha-vibhrashta-]
nava-saugandhika-srajām
[nava-saugandhika-srajaam]
yatrāmodam upādāya
[yatraamodam upaadaaya]
mārga āvāti mārutaḥ
[maarga aavaati maarutah]
Word-for-word
sura-strī
—
of the women of the demigods
keśa
—
from the hair
vibhraṣṭa
—
fallen
nava-saugandhika
—
made of fresh, fragrant flowers
srajām
—
of the flower garlands
yatra
—
wherein
āmodam
—
the fragrance
upādāya
—
carrying
mārge
—
on the roads
āvāti
—
blows
mārutaḥ
—
the breeze.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sura-strī-keśa-vibhraṣṭa-
sura-strī
of the women of the demigods
keśa
from the hair
vibhraṣṭa
fallen
nava-saugandhika-srajām
nava-saugandhika
made of fresh, fragrant flowers
srajām
of the flower garlands
yatrāmodam upādāya
yatra
wherein
āmodam
the fragrance
upādāya
carrying
mārga āvāti mārutaḥ
mārge
on the roads
āvāti
blows
mārutaḥ
the breeze.
The breezes blowing in the streets of the city bore the fragrance of the flowers falling from the hair of the women of the demigods.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The breezes blowing in the streets of the city bore the fragrance of the flowers falling from the hair of the devatā women.
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Personal Guidance
The street breezes carried the fragrance of flowers falling from the women's hair. Heaven communicates through breeze and fragrance. The senses, properly elevated, are channels of the divine.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I deprive my senses, assuming spirituality means starving them?
- What ordinary breeze and fragrance in my day could be recognized as a heavenly message?
My note
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