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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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प्रवालवैदूर्यमृणालवर्चसः परिस्फुरत्कुण्डलमौलिमालिनः
pravāla-vaidūrya-mṛṇāla-varcasaḥ parisphurat-kuṇḍala-mauli-mālinaḥ
WORD BY WORD
pravāla coral; vaidūrya a special diamond; mṛṇāla celestial lotus; varcasaḥ rays; parisphurat blooming; kuṇḍala earring; mauli heads; mālinaḥ with garlands;
TRANSLATION
| Some of them are effulgent like coral and diamonds in complexion and have garlands on their heads, blooming like lotus flowers, and some wear earrings.
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PURPORT
| There are some inhabitants who have attained the liberation of sārūpya, or possessing bodily features like those of the Personality of Godhead. The vaidūrya diamond is especially meant for the Personality of Godhead, but one who achieves the liberation of bodily equality with the Lord is especially favored with such diamonds on his body.
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