Sanatkumara Samhita

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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...

Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:

भूषा-गृहं व्रजेत् तत्र वयस्या भूषयन्त्य् अपि
भूषणैर् विविधैर् दिव्यैर् गन्ध-माल्यानुलेपनैः

bhūṣā-gṛhaṃ vrajet tatra vayasyā bhūṣayanty api
bhūṣaṇair vividhair divyair gandha-mālyānulepanaiḥ

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

bhūṣā-gṛham—to the decorating room; vrajet—went; tatra—there; vayasyā—gopī friends; bhūṣayanti—decorate; api—also; bhūṣaṇaiḥ—with ornaments; vividhaiḥ—various; divyaiḥ—glittering; gandha-mālyānulepanaiḥ—with scents, garlands, and ointments.

English translation of verse:

Then She went to the decorating-room, where Her friends decorated Her with garlands, scents, oils, and many glittering ornaments.

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