Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.47-48

adbhir gandhākṣatair dhūpair

vāsaḥ-srań-mālya bhūṣaṇaiḥ

nānopahāra-balibhiḥ

pradīpāvalibhiḥ pṛthak

vipra-striyaḥ patimatīs

tathā taiḥ samapūjayat

lavaṇāpūpa-tāmbūla-

kaṇṭha-sūtra-phalekṣubhiḥ

SYNONYMS

adbhiḥ — with water; gandha — fragrant substances; akṣataiḥ — and whole grains; dhūpaiḥ — with incense; vāsaḥ — with clothing; srak — flower garlands; mālya — jeweled necklaces; bhūṣaṇaiḥ — and ornaments; nānā — with various; upahāra — offerings; balibhiḥ — and gifts; pradīpa — of lamps; āvalibhiḥ — with rows; pṛthak — separately; vipra-striyaḥ — the brāhmaṇa ladies; pati — husbands; matīḥ — having; tathā — also; taiḥ — with these items; samapūjayat — performed worship; lavaṇa — with savory preparations; āpūpa — cakes; tāmbūla — prepared betel nut; kaṇṭha-sūtra — sacred threads; phala — fruits; ikṣubhiḥ — and sugar cane.

TRANSLATION

Rukmiṇī worshiped the goddess with water, scents, whole grains, incense, clothing, garlands, necklaces, jewelry and other prescribed offerings and gifts, and also with arrays of lamps. The married brāhmaṇa women each performed worship simultaneously with the same items, also offering savories and cakes, prepared betel nut, sacred threads, fruit and sugar-cane juice.

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