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SB 10.10.23

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच एवमुक्त्वा स देवर्षिर्गतो नारायणाश्रमम् । नलकूवरमणिग्रीवावासतुर्यमलार्जुनौ ॥ २३ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca evam uktvā sa devarṣir gato nārāyaṇāśramam nalakūvara-maṇigrīvāv āsatur yamalārjunau

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued to speak;evamuktvā—thus uttering;saḥ—he;devarṣiḥ—the greatest saintly person, Nārada;gataḥ—left that place;nārāyaṇa-āśramam—for his ownāśrama,known as Nārāyaṇa-āśrama;nalakūvara—Nalakūvara;maṇigrīvau—and Maṇigrīva;āsatuḥ—remained there to become;yamala-arjunau—twinarjunatrees.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Having thus spoken, the great saint Devarṣi Nārada returned to his āśrama, known as Nārāyaṇa-āśrama, and Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva became twin arjuna trees.

Purport

Arjuna trees are still found in many forests, and their skin is used by cardiologists to prepare medicine for heart trouble. This means that even though they are trees, they are disturbed when skinned for medical science.
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