Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 48 Verse 2

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.48.2

mahārhopaskarair āḍhyaḿ

kāmopāyopabṛḿhitam

muktā-dāma-patākābhir

vitāna-śayanāsanaiḥ

dhūpaiḥ surabhibhir dīpaiḥ

srag-gandhair api maṇḍitam

SYNONYMS

mahā-arha — expensive; upaskaraiḥ — with furnishings; āḍhyam — rich; kāma — of lust; upāya — with accoutrements; upabṛḿhitam — replete; muktā-dāma — with strings of pearls; patākābhiḥ — and banners; vitāna — with canopies; śayana — beds; āsanaiḥ — and seats; dhūpaiḥ — with incense; surabhibhiḥ — fragrant; dīpaiḥ — with oil lamps; srak — with flower garlands; gandhaiḥ — and aromatic sandalwood paste; api — also; maṇḍitam — decorated.

TRANSLATION

Trivakrā's home was opulently appointed with expensive furnishings and replete with sensual accoutrements meant to inspire sexual desire. There were banners, rows of strung pearls, canopies, fine beds and sitting places, and also fragrant incense, oil lamps, flower garlands and aromatic sandalwood paste.

PURPORT

According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, the sensual accoutrements in Trivakrā's house included explicit sexual pictures. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī adds that her paraphernalia included herbal aphrodisiacs. It is not hard to guess Trivakrā's intention, yet Lord Kṛṣṇa went there to save her from material existence.

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