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ŚB 3.23.29

Devanagari

भूषणानि परार्ध्यानि वरीयांसि द्युमन्ति च ।
अन्नं सर्वगुणोपेतं पानं चैवामृतासवम् ॥ २९ ॥

Text

bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni
varīyāṁsi dyumanti ca
annaṁ sarva-guṇopetaṁ
pānaṁ caivāmṛtāsavam

Synonyms

bhūṣaṇāni — ornaments; para-ardhyāni — most valuable; varīyāṁsi — very excellent; dyumanti — splendid; ca — and; annam — food; sarva-guṇa — all good qualities; upetam — containing; pānam — beverages; ca — and; eva — also; amṛta — sweet; āsavam — intoxicating.

Translation

They then decorated her with very excellent and valuable jewels, which shone brightly. Next they offered her food containing all good qualities, and a sweet inebriating drink called āsavam.

Purport

Āsavam is an Āyur-vedic medical preparation; it is not a liquor. It is especially made from drugs and is meant to improve metabolism for the healthy condition of the body.