Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.22.13
तमिन्द्रसेन: स्वपितामहं श्रिया
विराजमानं नलिनायतेक्षणम् ।
प्रांशुं पिशङ्गाम्बरमञ्जनत्विषं
प्रलम्बबाहुं शुभगर्षभमैक्षत ॥ १३ ॥
tam indra-senaḥ sva-pitāmahaṁ śriyā
[tam indra-senah sva-pitaamaham shriyaa]
virājamānaṁ nalināyatekṣaṇam
[viraajamaanam nalinaayatekshanam]
prāṁśuṁ piśaṅgāmbaram añjana-tviṣaṁ
[praamshum pishangaambaram anjana-tvisham]
pralamba-bāhuṁ śubhagarṣabham aikṣata
[pralamba-baahum shubhagarshabham aikshata]
Word-for-word
tam
—
that Prahlāda Mahārāja
indra-senaḥ
—
Bali Mahārāja, who now possessed all the military force of Indra
sva-pitāmaham
—
unto his grandfather
śriyā
—
present with all beautiful features
virājamānam
—
standing there
nalina-āyata-īkṣaṇam
—
with eyes as broad as the petals of a lotus
prāṁśum
—
a very beautiful body
piśaṅga-ambaram
—
dressed in yellow garments
añjana-tviṣam
—
with his body resembling black ointment for the eyes
pralamba-bāhum
—
very long arms
śubhaga-ṛṣabham
—
the best of all auspicious persons
aikṣata
—
he saw.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tam indra-senaḥ sva-pitāmahaṁ śriyā
tam
that Prahlāda Mahārāja
indra-senaḥ
Bali Mahārāja, who now possessed all the military force of Indra
sva-pitāmaham
unto his grandfather
śriyā
present with all beautiful features
virājamānaṁ nalināyatekṣaṇam
virājamānam
standing there
nalina-āyata-īkṣaṇam
with eyes as broad as the petals of a lotus
prāṁśuṁ piśaṅgāmbaram añjana-tviṣaṁ
prāṁśum
a very beautiful body
piśaṅga-ambaram
dressed in yellow garments
añjana-tviṣam
with his body resembling black ointment for the eyes
pralamba-bāhuṁ śubhagarṣabham aikṣata
pralamba-bāhum
very long arms
śubhaga-ṛṣabham
the best of all auspicious persons
aikṣata
he saw.
Then Bali Mahārāja saw his grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja, the most fortunate personality, whose dark body resembled black ointment for the eyes. His tall, elegant figure was dressed in yellow garments, he had long arms, and his beautiful eyes were like the petals of a lotus. He was very dear and pleasing to everyone.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Bali Mahārāja saw his grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja, possessing all beauty, pleasing to all people. His dark body resembled black ointment for the eyes. His tall, elegant figure was dressed in yellow garments. He had long arms, and his beautiful eyes were like the petals of a lotus.
Subhagarsaham means pleasing to all people.
Personal Guidance
Bali saw Prahlāda — dark like eye-ointment, tall, yellow-garmented, long-armed, lotus-eyed, dear to everyone. The saint is described in detail. Recognizing what a saint looks like helps us perceive their arrival.
Reflection Questions
- Have I cultivated specific images of what saintliness looks like, or do I keep them generic?
- Whose 'tall and dear-to-everyone' presence in my life have I overlooked?
My note
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