Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.31
तं भेजेऽलम्बुषा देवी भजनीयगुणालयम् ।
वराप्सरा यत: पुत्रा: कन्या चेलविलाभवत् ॥ ३१ ॥
taṁ bheje ’lambuṣā devī
[tam bheje ’lambushaa devee]
bhajanīya-guṇālayam
[bhajaneeya-gunaalayam]
varāpsarā yataḥ putrāḥ
[varaapsaraa yatah putraah]
kanyā celavilābhavat
[kanyaa chelavilaabhavat]
Word-for-word
tam
—
him (Tṛṇabindu)
bheje
—
accepted as husband
alambuṣā
—
the girl Alambuṣā
devī
—
goddess
bhajanīya
—
worthy of accepting
guṇa-ālayam
—
the reservoir of all good qualities
vara-apsarāḥ
—
the best of the Apsarās
yataḥ
—
from whom (Tṛṇabindu)
putrāḥ
—
some sons
kanyā
—
a daughter
ca
—
and
ilavilā
—
named Ilavilā
abhavat
—
was born.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ bheje ’lambuṣā devī
tam
him (Tṛṇabindu)
bheje
accepted as husband
bhajanīya-guṇālayam
alambuṣā
the girl Alambuṣā
devī
goddess
varāpsarā yataḥ putrāḥ
kanyā celavilābhavat
bhajanīya
worthy of accepting
guṇa-ālayam
the reservoir of all good qualities
vara-apsarāḥ
the best of the Apsarās
yataḥ
from whom (Tṛṇabindu)
putrāḥ
some sons
kanyā
a daughter
ca
and
ilavilā
named Ilavilā
abhavat
was born.
The best of the Apsarās, the highly qualified girl named Alambuṣā, accepted the similarly qualified Tṛṇabindu as her husband. She gave birth to a few sons and a daughter known as Ilavilā.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The best of the Apsarās, named Alambuṣā, accepted the similarly qualified Tṛṇabindu as her husband. She gave birth to a few sons and a daughter known as Ilavilā.
From her there were sons like Viśāla.
Personal Guidance
Tṛṇabindu, qualified in austerity, attracts the qualified apsarā Alambuṣā. Like draws like — austerity and excellence in a partner are not luck but the fruit of one's own quality.
Reflection Questions
- Am I trying to attract better company without first becoming the kind of person such company would love?
- What in my own quality is shaping whom my life draws into it?
My note
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