SB 11.4.12
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 12
- iti pragṛṇatāṁ teṣāṁ
- striyo 'ty-adbhuta-darśanāḥ
- darśayām āsa śuśrūṣāṁ
- sv-arcitāḥ kurvatīr vibhuḥ
SYNONYMS
iti—thus; pragṛṇatām—who were offering praise; teṣām—in their presence; striyaḥ—women; ati-adbhuta—very wonderful; darśanāḥ—in appearance; darśayām āsa—He showed; śuśrūṣām—reverential service; su-arcitāḥ—nicely decorated; kurvatīḥ—performing; vibhuḥ—the almighty Lord.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
While the demigods were thus praising the Supreme Lord, the all-powerful Lord suddenly manifested before their eyes many women, who were astonishingly gorgeous, decorated with fine clothes and ornaments, and all faithfully engaging in the Lord's service.
PURPORT
Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa showed His causeless mercy toward the demigods by relieving them of their false prestige. Although the demigods were proud of their personal beauty and female companions, the Lord showed that He was already being adequately served by innumerable gorgeous females, each of whom was far more beautiful than any female companion imagined by the demigods. The Lord manifested such uniquely attractive women through His own mystic potency.