Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.65.32

vasitvā vāsasī nīle

mālāḿ āmucya kāñcanīm

reye sv-alańkṛto lipto

māhendra iva vāraṇaḥ

SYNONYMS

vasitvā — dressing Himself; vāsasī — in the two garments; nīle — blue; mālām — the necklace; āmucya — putting on; kāñcanīm — golden; reje — He appeared resplendent; su — excellently; alańkṛtaḥ — ornamented; liptaḥ — anointed; māhā-indraḥ — of Mahendra, the King of heaven; iva — like; vāraṇaḥ — the elephant.

TRANSLATION

Lord Balarāma dressed Himself in the blue garments and put on the gold necklace. Anointed with fragrances and beautifully adorned, He appeared as resplendent as Indra's royal elephant.

PURPORT

Anointed with sandalwood paste and other pure, fragrant substances, Balarāma resembled Airāvata, the great elephant of Lord Indra.

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