Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.29

bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni

varīyāḿsi dyumanti ca

annaḿ sarva-guṇopetaḿ

pānaḿ caivāmṛtāsavam

SYNONYMS

bhūṣaṇāni — ornaments; para-ardhyāni — most valuable; varīyāḿsi — very excellent; dyumanti — splendid; ca — and; annam — food; sarva-guṇa — all good qualities; upetam — containing; pānam — beverages; ca — and; eva — also; amṛta — sweet; āsavam — intoxicating.

TRANSLATION

They then decorated her with very excellent and valuable jewels, which shone brightly. Next they offered her food containing all good qualities, and a sweet, inebriating drink called āsavam.

PURPORT

Āsavam is an Āyur-vedic medical preparation; it is not a liquor. It is especially made from drugs and is meant to improve metabolism for the healthy condition of the body.

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