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Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God

Verse 44 of 50
SB 3.15.44

ते वा अमुष्य वदनासितपद्मकोशमुद्वीक्ष्य सुन्दरतराधरकुन्दहासम् लब्धाशिषः पुनरवेक्ष्य तदीयमंघ्रि द्वन्द्वं नखारुणमणिश्रयणं निदध्युः

te vā amuṣya vadanāsita-padma-kośam udvīkṣya sundaratarādhara-kunda-hāsam labdhāśiṣaḥ punar avekṣya tadīyam aṅghri- dvandvaṁ nakhāruṇa-maṇi-śrayaṇaṁ nidadhyuḥ

Synonyms

te—those sages; vai—certainly; amuṣya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vadana—face; asita—blue; padma—lotus; kośam—inside; udvīkṣya—after looking up; sundaratara—more beautiful; adhara—lips; kunda—jasmine flower; hāsam—smiling; labdha—achieved; āśiṣaḥ—aims of life; punaḥ—again; avekṣya—looking down; tadīyam—His; aṅghri-dvandvam—pair of lotus feet; nakha—nails; aruṇa—red; maṇi—rubies; śrayaṇam—shelter; nidadhyuḥ—meditated..

Translation

The Lord's beautiful face appeared to them like the inside of a blue lotus, and the smiling of the Lord appeared to be a blossoming jasmine flower. After seeing the face of the Lord, the sages were fully satisfied, and when they wanted to see Him further, they looked upon the nails of His lotus feet, which resembled rubies. Thus they viewed the Lord's transcendental body again and again, and so they finally achieved meditation on the Lord's personal feature.

Verse 44 of 50