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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.10
mahendro mahad-adbhutam
murtimatyah saric-chreshtha
SYNONYMS
tasyah -- for her; asanam -- a sitting place; aninye -- brought; maha-indrah -- the King of heaven, Indra; mahat -- glorious; adbhutam -- wonderful; murti-matyah -- accepting forms; sarit-sreshthah -- the best of various sacred waters; hema -- golden; kumbhaih -- with waterpots; jalam -- water; suci -- pure.
TRANSLATION
The King of heaven, Indra, brought a suitable sitting place for the goddess of fortune. All the rivers of sacred water, such as the Ganges and Yamuna, personified themselves, and each of them brought pure water in golden waterpots for mother Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness