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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.21

వక్షస్యధిశ్రితవధూర్వనమాల్యుదార హాసావలోకకలయా రమయంశ్చ విశ్వమ్ । పార్శ్వభ్రమద్వయ‍జనచామరరాజహంస: శ్వేతాతపత్రశశినోపరి రజ్యమాన: ॥ ౨౧ ॥
vakṣasy adhiśrita-vadhūr vana-māly udāra-
[vakshasy adhishrita-vadhoor vana-maaly udaara-]
hāsāvaloka-kalayā ramayaṁś ca viśvam
[haasaavaloka-kalayaa ramayamsh cha vishvam]
pārśva-bhramad-vyajana-cāmara-rāja-haṁsaḥ
[paarshva-bhramad-vyajana-chaamara-raaja-hamsah]
śvetātapatra-śaśinopari rajyamānaḥ
[shvetaatapatra-shashinopari rajyamaanah]
vakṣasi — on the chest adhiśrita — situated vadhūḥ — a woman (the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī) vana-mālī — garlanded with forest flowers udāra — beautiful hāsa — smiling avaloka — glance kalayā — with a small part ramayan — pleasing ca — and viśvam — the whole world pārśva — side bhramat — moving back and forth vyajana-cāmara — white yak-tail hair for fanning rāja-haṁsaḥ — swan śveta-ātapatra-śaśinā — with a white canopy like the moon upari — above rajyamānaḥ — looking beautiful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vakṣasy adhiśrita-vadhūr vana-māly udāra-
vakṣasi
on the chest
adhiśrita
situated
vadhūḥ
a woman (the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī)
vana-mālī
garlanded with forest flowers
udāra
beautiful
hāsāvaloka-kalayā ramayaṁś ca viśvam
hāsa
smiling
avaloka
glance
kalayā
with a small part
ramayan
pleasing
ca
and
viśvam
the whole world
pārśva-bhramad-vyajana-cāmara-rāja-haṁsaḥ
pārśva
side
bhramat
moving back and forth
vyajana-cāmara
white yak-tail hair for fanning
rāja-haṁsaḥ
swan
śvetātapatra-śaśinopari rajyamānaḥ
śveta-ātapatra-śaśinā
with a white canopy like the moon
upari
above
rajyamānaḥ
looking beautiful.
Lord Viṣṇu looked extraordinarily beautiful because the goddess of fortune and a garland were situated on His chest. His face was beautifully decorated with a smiling attitude which can captivate the entire world, especially the devotees. Fans of white hair appeared on both sides of the Lord like white swans, and the white canopy overhead looked like the moon.

The smiling face of Lord Viṣṇu is pleasing to the whole world. Not only devotees but even nondevotees are attracted by such a smile. This verse nicely describes how the sun, moon, eight-petaled lotus flower and humming black bees were represented by the fans of hair, the overhead canopy, the moving earrings on both sides of His face, and His blackish hair. All together, accompanied by the conchshell, wheel, club, lotus flower, bow, arrows, shield and sword in His hands, these presented a grand and beautiful audience for Lord Viṣṇu which captivated all the demigods there, including Dakṣa and Lord Brahmā.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
On his chest was Lakṣmī, and a garland. He gave delight to the whole universe with his elegant, smiling, sweet glance. At his sides were a fan and cāmara like two swans and above his head was a white umbrella shining like the moon. On his chest was Lakṣmī (vadhūḥ). He gave pleasure to the whole universe by the skill of his smiling eyes raining jewels of sweetness (udāra). What then to speak of the sweetness those eyes give to the devotees? The fan and cāmara by his sides were like two swans. Above was a white umbrella like the moon. Below that was his crown, like the sun. Beneath that was his face like a lotus. Beside his face on both sides were two more suns in the form of his earrings. At his sides were two swans. Below his face was Lakṣmī, like lightning. Everything together was like one eight-petalled lotus. Dakṣa saw Viṣṇu, who was astonishing with moon, sun, lightning, bees, swans, conch, cakra, club, lotus, bow, arrow, and shield.
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