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Chapter 9: Answers by Citing the Lord's Version

Verse 12 of 46
SB 2.9.12

प्रवालवैदूर्यमृणालवर्चसः परिस्फुरत्कुण्डलमौलिमालिनः

pravāla-vaidūrya-mṛṇāla-varcasaḥ parisphurat-kuṇḍala-mauli-mālinaḥ

Synonyms

pravālacoral; vaidūryaa special diamond; mṛṇālacelestial lotus; varcasaḥrays; parisphuratblooming; kuṇḍalaearring; mauliheads; mālinaḥwith garlands..

Translation

Some of them are effulgent like the coral and diamond in complexion and have garlands on their heads, blooming like the lotus flowers, and some wear earrings.

Purport

There are some inhabitants who have attained the liberation of sārūpya, or possessing bodily features like that of the Personality of Godhead. The vaidūrya diamond is especially meant for the Personality of Godhead, but one who achieves the liberation of bodily equality with the Lord is especially favored with such diamonds on the body.

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