Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 33: Activities of Kapila

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.33.16

payaḥ-phena-nibhāḥ śayyā

dāntā rukma-paricchadāḥ

āsanāni ca haimāni

susparśāstaraṇāni ca

SYNONYMS

payaḥ — of milk; phena — the foam; nibhāḥ — resembling; śayyāḥ — beds; dāntāḥmade of ivory; rukma — golden; paricchadāḥ — with covers; āsanāni — chairs and benches; ca — and; haimānimade of gold; su-sparśa — soft to the touch; āstaraṇāni — cushions; ca — and.

TRANSLATION

The opulence of the household of Kardama Muni is described herein. The bedsheets and mattresses were all as white as the foam of milk, the chairs and benches were made of ivory and were covered by cloths of lace with golden filigree, and the couches were made of gold and had very soft pillows.

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