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ŚB 10.39.51-52

Devanagari

सुमहार्हमणिव्रातकिरीटकटकाङ्गदै: ।
कटिसूत्रब्रह्मसूत्रहारनूपुरकुण्डलै: ॥ ५१ ॥
भ्राजमानं पद्मकरं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् ।
श्रीवत्सवक्षसं भ्राजत्कौस्तुभं वनमालिनम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Text

su-mahārha-maṇi-vrāta
kirīṭa-kaṭakāṅgadaiḥ
kaṭi-sūtra-brahma-sūtra
hāra-nūpura-kuṇḍalaiḥ
bhrājamānaṁ padma-karaṁ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam
śrīvatsa-vakṣasaṁ bhrājat
kaustubhaṁ vana-mālinam

Synonyms

su-mahā — greatly; arha — precious; maṇi-vrāta — having many gems; kirīṭa — with helmets; kaṭaka — bracelets; aṅgadaiḥ — and armlets; kaṭi-sūtra — with belt; brahma-sūtra — sacred thread; hāra — necklaces; nūpura — ankle bells; kuṇḍalaiḥ — and earrings; bhrājamānam — effulgent; padma — carrying a lotus; karam — whose hand; śaṅkha — a conchshell; cakra — discus; gadā — and club; dharam — holding; śrīvatsa — carrying the mark known as Śrīvatsa; vakṣasam — whose chest; bhrājat — brilliant; kaustubham — with the Kaustubha gem; vana-mālinam — with a flower garland.

Translation

Adorned with a helmet, bracelets and armlets, which were all bedecked with many priceless jewels, and also with a belt, a sacred thread, necklaces, ankle bells and earrings, the Lord shone with dazzling effulgence. In one hand He held a lotus flower, in the others a conchshell, discus and club. Gracing His chest were the Śrīvatsa mark, the brilliant Kaustubha gem and a flower garland.