SB 10.23.19

Devanāgarī

चतुर्विधं बहुगुणमन्नमादाय भाजनै: । अभिसस्रु: प्रियं सर्वा: समुद्रमिव निम्नगा: ॥ १९ ॥

Text

catur-vidhaṁ bahu-guṇam annam ādāya bhājanaiḥ abhisasruḥ priyaṁ sarvāḥ samudram iva nimnagāḥ

Synonyms

catuḥ-vidham—of the four varieties (that which is chewed, that which is drunk, that which is licked and that which is sucked);bahu-guṇam—endowed with many rich tastes and fragrances;annam—food;ādāya—bringing;bhājanaiḥ—in large vessels;abhisasruḥ—they went forward;priyam—to their beloved;sarvāḥ—all of them;samudram—to the ocean;iva—just as;nimna-gāḥ—the rivers.

Translation

Taking along in large vessels the four kinds of foods, full of fine tastes and aromas, all the ladies went forth to meet their beloved, just as rivers flow toward the sea.

Purport