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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.11.18
bhagavān bhaga-śabdārthaḿ
līlā-kamalam udvahan
dharmaḿ yaśaś ca bhagavāḿś
cāmara-vyajane 'bhajat
SYNONYMS
bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; bhaga-śabda — of the word bhaga; artham — the meaning (namely, "opulence"); līlā-kamalam — His pastime lotus; udvahan — carrying; dharmam — religion; yaśaḥ — fame; ca — and; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; cāmara-vyajane — the pair of yak-tail fans; abhajat — has accepted.
TRANSLATION
Playfully carrying a lotus, which represents the various opulences designated by the word bhaga, the Supreme Lord accepts service from a pair of cāmara fans, which are religion and fame.
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