Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.16
kamaṇḍaluḿ veda-garbhaḥ
kuśān saptarṣayo daduḥ
akṣa-mālāḿ mahārāja
sarasvaty avyayātmanaḥ
SYNONYMS
kamaṇḍalum — a waterpot; veda-garbhaḥ — Lord Brahmā; kuśān — kuśa grass; sapta-ṛṣayaḥ — the seven sages; daduḥ — offered; akṣa-mālām — a string of Rudrākṣa beads; mahārāja — O King; sarasvatī — the goddess Sarasvatī; avyaya-ātmanaḥ — to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
O King, Lord Brahmā offered a waterpot to the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead, the seven sages offered Him kuśa grass, and mother Sarasvatī gave Him a string of Rudrākṣa beads.
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