SB 12.11.18

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa

SB 12.11.17

SB 12.11.19

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

bhagavān bhaga-śabdārthaṁ
līlā-kamalam udvahan
dharmaṁ yaśaś ca bhagavāṁś
cāmara-vyajane 'bhajat

SYNONYMS

bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead; bhaga-śabda—of the word bhaga; artham-the meaning (namely, "opulence"); līlā-kamalam—His pastime lotus; udvahan—carrying; dharmam—religion; yaśaḥ—fame; ca—and; bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead; cāmara-vyajane—the pair of yak-tail fans; abhajat—has accepted.

TRANSLATION

Playfully carrying a lotus, which represents the various opulences designated by the word bhaga, the Supreme Lord accepts service from a pair of cāmara fans, which are religion and fame.