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Chapter 23: Devahūti's Lamentation

Verse 29 of 54
SB 3.23.29

भूषणानि परार्ध्यानि वरीयांसि द्युमन्ति च अन्नं सर्वगुणोपेतं पानं चैवामृतासवम्

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.

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