Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.15
पुरुषास्त्रय उत्तस्थुरपीव्या वनिताप्रिया: ।
पद्मस्रज: कुण्डलिनस्तुल्यरूपा: सुवासस: ॥ १५ ॥
puruṣās traya uttasthur
[purushaas traya uttasthur]
apīvyā vanitā-priyāḥ
[apeevyaa vanitaa-priyaah]
padma-srajaḥ kuṇḍalinas
[padma-srajah kundalinas]
tulya-rūpāḥ suvāsasaḥ
[tulya-roopaah suvaasasah]
Word-for-word
puruṣāḥ
—
men
trayaḥ
—
three
uttasthuḥ
—
arose (from the lake)
apīvyāḥ
—
extremely beautiful
vanitā-priyāḥ
—
as a man becomes very attractive to women
padma-srajaḥ
—
decorated with garlands of lotuses
kuṇḍalinaḥ
—
with earrings
tulya-rūpāḥ
—
all of them had the same bodily features
su-vāsasaḥ
—
very nicely dressed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
puruṣās traya uttasthur
puruṣāḥ
men
trayaḥ
three
uttasthuḥ
arose (from the lake)
apīvyā vanitā-priyāḥ
apīvyāḥ
extremely beautiful
vanitā-priyāḥ
as a man becomes very attractive to women
padma-srajaḥ kuṇḍalinas
padma-srajaḥ
decorated with garlands of lotuses
kuṇḍalinaḥ
with earrings
tulya-rūpāḥ suvāsasaḥ
tulya-rūpāḥ
all of them had the same bodily features
su-vāsasaḥ
very nicely dressed.
Thereafter, three men with very beautiful bodily features emerged from the lake. They were nicely dressed and decorated with earrings and garlands of lotuses. All of them were of the same standard of beauty.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, three handsome men, all of equal beauty, wearing lotus garlands, earrings and fine cloth, attractive to women, emerged from the lake.
Personal Guidance
Three equally beautiful men emerge — the Aśvins playfully blur identity to test Sukanyā. Transformation can look so complete that the new and the same become indistinguishable.
Reflection Questions
- How would I respond if life suddenly offered me a glamorous alternative dressed identically to my commitment?
- What chastity of attention am I being tested on right now?
My note
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