Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.19
हेमजालाक्षनिर्गच्छद्धूमेनागुरुगन्धिना ।
पाण्डुरेण प्रतिच्छन्नमार्गे यान्ति सुरप्रिया: ॥ १९ ॥
hema-jālākṣa-nirgacchad-
[hema-jaalaaksha-nirgachchad-]
dhūmenāguru-gandhinā
[dhoomenaaguru-gandhinaa]
pāṇḍureṇa praticchanna-
[paandurena pratichchanna-]
mārge yānti sura-priyāḥ
[maarge yaanti sura-priyaah]
Word-for-word
hema-jāla-akṣa
—
from dainty little windows made of networks of gold
nirgacchat
—
emanating
dhūmena
—
by smoke
aguru-gandhinā
—
fragrant due to burning incense known as aguru
pāṇḍureṇa
—
very white
praticchanna
—
covered
mārge
—
on the street
yānti
—
pass
sura-priyāḥ
—
beautiful public women known as Apsarās, celestial girls.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hema-jālākṣa-nirgacchad-
hema-jāla-akṣa
from dainty little windows made of networks of gold
nirgacchat
emanating
dhūmenāguru-gandhinā
dhūmena
by smoke
aguru-gandhinā
fragrant due to burning incense known as aguru
pāṇḍureṇa praticchanna-
pāṇḍureṇa
very white
praticchanna
covered
mārge yānti sura-priyāḥ
mārge
on the street
yānti
pass
sura-priyāḥ
beautiful public women known as Apsarās, celestial girls.
Apsarās passed on the streets, which were covered with the white, fragrant smoke of aguru incense emanating from windows with golden filigree.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Apsarās passed on the streets, which were covered with the white, fragrant smoke of aguru incense emanating from windows with golden filigree.
The smoke came from the golden lattices of windows. Sura-priyāḥ means Apsarās.
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Personal Guidance
Apsarās walked on streets covered with the white smoke of aguru incense from golden-filigreed windows. Even atmosphere is curated. The divine world has constant attention to mood-creating detail.
Reflection Questions
- What atmospheric detail in my home or workplace deserves more curation than I have given it?
- Where do I treat 'mood' as superficial when it is actually a major component of dharmic life?
My note
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