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SB 12.11.18

Devanāgarī

भगवान् भगशब्दार्थं लीलाकमलमुद्वहन् । धर्मं यशश्च भगवांश्चामरव्यजनेऽभजत् ॥ १८ ॥

Text

bhagavān bhaga-śabdārthaṁ līlā-kamalam udvahan dharmaṁ yaśaś ca bhagavāṁś cāmara-vyajane ’bhajat

Synonyms

bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead;bhaga-śabda—of the wordbhaga;artham—the meaning (namely, “opulence”);līlā-kamalam—His pastime lotus;udvahan—carrying;dharmam—religion;yaśaḥ—fame;ca—and;bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead;cāmara-vyajane—the pair of yak-tail fans;abhajat—has accepted.

Translation

Playfully carrying a lotus, which represents the various opulences designated by the word bhaga, the Supreme Lord accepts service from a pair of cāmara fans, which are religion and fame.

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