Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.18.17

gandharvāpsaraso 'dhukṣan

pātre padmamaye payaḥ

vatsaḿ viśvāvasuḿ kṛtvā

gāndharvaḿ madhu saubhagam

SYNONYMS

gandharva — inhabitants of the Gandharva planet; apsarasaḥ — the inhabitants of the Apsarā planet; adhukṣan — milked out; pātre — in a pot; padma-maye — made of a lotus; payaḥ — milk; vatsam — calf; viśvāvasum — of the name Viśvāvasu; kṛtvā — making; gāndharvam — songs; madhu — sweet; saubhagam — beauty.

TRANSLATION

The inhabitants of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka made Viśvāvasu into a calf, and they drew the milk into a lotus flower pot. The milk took the shape of sweet musical art and beauty.

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