Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verse 2.9.28, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 2 of Chapter 9 (Brahma’s Prayers) of Canto 2 (vrindavana-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

कल-दर्पण-वद् विशदं सुख-दं
नव-यौवन-रूप-धरं नृपतिम्
मणि-कुण्डल-कुन्तल-शालि-रतिं
भज गण्ड-युगं रवि-चन्द्र-रुचिम्

kala-darpaṇa-vad viśadaṃ sukha-daṃ
nava-yauvana-rūpa-dharaṃ nṛpatim
maṇi-kuṇḍala-kuntala-śāli-ratiṃ
bhaja gaṇḍa-yugaṃ ravi-candra-rucim

kala-darpaṇa-vat—like a splendid mirror; viśadam—clear; sukha-dam—delightful; nava-yauvana-rūpa-dharam—newly youthful; nṛpatim—king; maṇijewel; kuṇḍalaearrings; kuntala-śālilocks of heari; ratim—delight; bhaja—worship; ganda-yugam—cheeks; ravi-candra-rucim—splendid as the sun and moon.

English translation of verse 2.9.28:

Please worship the delightful young prince splendid as a glistening mirror, handsome with jewel earrings and curly locks of hair, and glorious as the sun and moon, that is Lord Hari's cheeks.

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