SB 3.23.29

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 23: Devahūti's Lamentation

SB 3.23.28

SB 3.23.30

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 29

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.