Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.41.40

tatas tu vāyakaḥ prītas

tayor veṣam akalpayat

vicitra-varṇaiś caileyair

ākalpair anurūpataḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; tu — moreover; vāyakaḥa weaver; prītaḥ — affectionate; tayoḥ — for the two of Them; veṣam — dress; akalpayat — arranged; vicitra — various; varṇaiḥ — with colors; caileyaiḥmade of cloth; ākalpaiḥ — with ornaments; anurūpataḥ — suitably.

TRANSLATION

Thereupon a weaver came forward and, feeling affection for the Lords, nicely adorned Their attire with cloth ornaments of various colors.

PURPORT

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the weaver adorned the Lords with cloth armlets and earrings that looked just like jewels. The word anurūpataḥ indicates that the colors matched nicely.

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