SB 10.81.27
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 27
- patnīṁ vīkṣya visphurantīṁ
- devīṁ vaimānikīm iva
- dāsīnāṁ niṣka-kaṇṭhīnāṁ
- madhye bhāntīṁ sa vismitaḥ
SYNONYMS
patnīm—his wife; vīkṣya—seeing; visphurantīm—appearing effulgent; devīm—a demigoddess; vaimānikīm—come in a heavenly airplane; iva—as if; dāsīnām—of maidservants; niṣka—lockets; kaṇṭhīnām—on whose necks; madhye—in the midst; bhāntīm—shining; saḥ—he; vismitaḥ—amazed.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Sudāmā was amazed to see his wife. Shining forth in the midst of maidservants adorned with jeweled lockets, she looked as effulgent as a demigoddess in her celestial airplane.
PURPORT
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that up to now the Supreme Lord had kept the brāhmaṇa in his wretched state so that his wife could recognize him.