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Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God

Verse 41 of 50
SB 3.15.41

विद्युत्क्षिपन्मकरकुण्डलमण्डनार्ह गण्डस्थलोन्नसमुखं मणिमत्किरीटम् दोर्दण्डषण्डविवरे हरता परार्ध्य हारेण कन्धरगतेन च कौस्तुभेन

vidyut-kṣipan-makara-kuṇḍala-maṇḍanārha- gaṇḍa-sthalonnasa-mukhaṁ maṇimat-kirīṭam dor-daṇḍa-ṣaṇḍa-vivare haratā parārdhya- hāreṇa kandhara-gatena ca kaustubhena

Synonyms

vidyut—lightning; kṣipat—outshining; makara—alligator-shaped; kuṇḍala—earrings; maṇḍana—decoration; arha—as it fits; gaṇḍa-sthala—cheeks; unnasa—prominent nose; mukham—countenance; maṇimat—gem-studded; kirīṭam—crown; doḥ-daṇḍa—of His four stout arms; ṣaṇḍa—group; vivare—between; haratā—charming; para-ardhya—by the most precious; hāreṇa—necklace; kandhara-gatena—adorning His neck; ca—and; kaustubhena—by the Kaustubha jewel..

Translation

His countenance was distinguished by cheeks that enhanced the beauty of His alligator-shaped pendants, which outshone lightning. His nose was prominent, and His head was covered with a gem-studded crown. A charming necklace hung between His stout arms, and His neck was adorned with the gem known by the name Kaustubha.

Verse 41 of 50