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CC Ādi 4.84

Bengali

‘দেবী’ কহি দ্যোতমানা, পরমা সুন্দরী ।
কিম্বা, কৃষ্ণপূজা–ক্রীড়ার বসতি নগরী ॥ ৮৪ ॥

Text

‘devī’ kahi dyotamānā, paramā sundarī
kimvā, kṛṣṇa-pūjā-krīḍāra vasati nagarī

Synonyms

devī — the word devī; kahi — I say; dyotamānā — shining; paramā — most; sundarī — beautiful; kimvā — or; kṛṣṇa-pūjā — of the worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa; krīḍāra — and of sports; vasati — the abode; nagarī — the town.

Translation

“Devī” means “resplendent and most beautiful.” Or else it means “the lovely abode of the worship and love sports of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”