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SB 8.8.6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 6

kaustubhākhyam abhūd ratnaṁ
padmarāgo mahodadheḥ
tasmin maṇau spṛhāṁ cakre
vakṣo-'laṅkaraṇe hariḥ
tato 'bhavat pārijātaḥ
sura-loka-vibhūṣaṇam
pūrayaty arthino yo 'rthaiḥ
śaśvad bhuvi yathā bhavān


SYNONYMS

kaustubha-ākhyam — known as Kaustubha; abhūt — was generated; ratnam — a valuable gem; padmarāgaḥ — another gem, named Padmarāga; mahā-udadheḥ — from that great ocean of milk; tasmin — that; maṇau — jewel; spṛhām cakre — desired to possess; vakṣaḥ-alaṅkaraṇe — to decorate His chest; hariḥ — the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tataḥ — thereafter; abhavat — was generated; pārijātaḥ — the celestial flower named pārijāta; sura-loka-vibhūṣaṇam — which decorates the heavenly planets; pūrayati — fulfills; arthinaḥ — giving persons desiring material wealth; yaḥ — that which; arthaiḥ — by what is desired; śaśvat — always; bhuvi — on this planet; yathā — as; bhavān — Your Lordship (Mahārāja Parīkṣit).


TRANSLATION

Generated thereafter from the great ocean were the celebrated gems Kaustubha-maṇi and Padmarāga-maṇi. Lord Viṣṇu, to decorate His chest, desired to possess them. Generated next was the pārijāta flower, which decorates the celestial planets. O King, as you fulfill the desires of everyone on this planet by fulfilling all ambitions, the pārijāta fulfills the desires of everyone.



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