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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
4.6.134.6.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 4.6.14-15

Sthāna· The universe in order
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Conjecturing on the origin of the storm, theysince 4.5.8inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

मन्दारै: पारिजातैश्च सरलैश्चोपशोभितम् ।

तमालै: शालतालैश्च कोविदारासनार्जुनै: ॥ १४ ॥

चूतै: कदम्बैर्नीपैश्च नागपुन्नागचम्पकै: ।

पाटलाशोकबकुलै: कुन्दै: कुरबकैरपि ॥ १५ ॥

mandāraiḥ pārijātaiś ca

saralaiś copaśobhitam

tamālaiḥ śāla-tālaiś ca

kovidārāsanārjunaiḥ

cūtaiḥ kadambair nīpaiś ca

nāga-punnāga-campakaiḥ

pāṭalāśoka-bakulaiḥ

kundaiḥ kurabakair api

Translation

The whole of Kailāsa Hill is decorated with various kinds of trees, of which the following names may be mentioned: mandāra, pārijāta, sarala, tamāla, tāla, kovidāra, āsana, arjuna, āmra-jāti [mango], kadamba, dhūli-kadamba, nāga, punnāga, campaka, pāṭala, aśoka, bakula, kunda and kurabaka. The entire hill is decorated with such trees, which produce flowers with fragrant aromas.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Fragrant Flowering Trees Decorate Kailāsa

  1. 1

    The whole of Kailāsa Hill is decorated with many kinds of trees.

  2. 2

    These include mandāra, pārijāta, tamāla, kadamba, campaka and aśoka.

  3. 3

    The trees produce flowers with fragrant aromas, decorating the entire hill.

How it feels

Humiliation and anger → Reconciliation. Relational offense leads to grief and destruction before restoration.

Chapters 1–7 of Canto 4: Dakṣa, Satī and Śiva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Brahmā and the demigods approach Lord Śiva, asking him to show mercy.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.6
2

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. mandāraiḥwith mandāras
  2. pārijātaiḥwith pārijātas
  3. caand
  4. saralaiḥwith saralas
  5. caand
  6. upaśobhitamdecorated
  7. tamālaiḥwith tamāla trees
  8. śāla-tālaiḥwith śālas and tālas
3

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Sthāna · Planetary systems

    How is the universe arranged, and what is our right place in it? · Subject 3 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the variety of flowering trees add to your picture of Kailāsa?

Practice

Choose three tree names from the translation and reread them while picturing the fragrant hillside.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFragrant Flowering Trees Decorate KailāsaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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