|
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
<< Canto 3, The Status Quo >> << 23 - Devahūti’s Lamentation >>
<< VERSE 29 >>
भूषणानि परार्ध्यानि वरीयांसि द्युमन्ति च अन्नं सर्वगुणोपेतं पानं चैवामृतासवम्
bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni varīyāṁsi dyumanti ca annaṁ sarva-guṇopetaṁ pānaṁ caivāmṛtāsavam
WORD BY WORD
bhūṣaṇāni ornaments; para-ardhyāni most valuable; varīyāṁsi 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.
|
|
| |