SB 8.15.6 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.6

धनुश्च दिव्यं पुरटोपनद्धं तूणावरिक्तौ कवचं च दिव्यम् । पितामहस्तस्य ददौ च माला- मम्‍लानपुष्पां जलजं च शुक्र: ॥ ६ ॥

dhanuś ca divyaṁ puraṭopanaddhaṁ

[dhanush cha divyam puratopanaddham]

tūṇāv ariktau kavacaṁ ca divyam

[toonaav ariktau kavacham cha divyam]

pitāmahas tasya dadau ca mālām

[pitaamahas tasya dadau cha maalaam]

amlāna-puṣpāṁ jalajaṁ ca śukraḥ

[amlaana-pushpaam jalajam cha shukrah]

Word-for-word

dhanuḥ — a bow ca — also divyam — uncommon puraṭa-upanaddham — covered with gold tūṇau — two quivers ariktau — infallible kavacam ca — and armor divyam — celestial pitāmahaḥ tasya — his grandfather, namely Prahlāda Mahārāja dadau — gave ca — and mālām — a garland amlāna-puṣpām — made of flowers that do not fade away jala jam — a conchshell (which is born in water) ca — as well as śukraḥ — Śukrācārya.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

dhanuś ca divyaṁ puraṭopanaddhaṁ

dhanuḥ

a bow

also

divyam

uncommon

puraṭa-upanaddham

covered with gold

tūṇāv ariktau kavacaṁ ca divyam

tūṇau

two quivers

ariktau

infallible

kavacam ca

and armor

divyam

celestial

pitāmahas tasya dadau ca mālām

pitāmahaḥ tasya

his grandfather, namely Prahlāda Mahārāja

dadau

gave

and

mālām

a garland

amlāna-puṣpāṁ jalajaṁ ca śukraḥ

amlāna-puṣpām

made of flowers that do not fade away

jala jam

a conchshell (which is born in water)

as well as

śukraḥ

Śukrācārya.

A gilded bow, two quivers of infallible arrows, and celestial armor also appeared. Bali Mahārāja’s grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja offered Bali a garland of flowers that would never fade, and Śukrācārya gave him a conchshell.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

A gilded bow, two infallible quivers, and celestial armor also appeared. Bali Mahārāja's grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja offered Bali a garland of flowers that would never fade and Śukrācārya gave him a conch. His grandfather was Prahlāda. Jalajam means a conch.

Personal Guidance

Gilded bow, infallible quivers, celestial armor — plus Prahlāda's never-fading garland and Śukrācārya's conchshell. Equipment came from many hands: ritual, ancestor, guru. Real preparation gathers from every quarter.

Reflection Questions

Whose 'never-fading garland' have I received from an elder devotee in my life that I have undervalued?
What support — ritual, ancestral, mentor — am I forgetting in my current preparation?

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