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SB 8.18.16

Devanāgarī

कमण्डलुं वेदगर्भ: कुशान्सप्तर्षयो ददु: । अक्षमालां महाराज सरस्वत्यव्ययात्मन: ॥ १६ ॥

Text

kamaṇḍaluṁ veda-garbhaḥ kuśān saptarṣayo daduḥ akṣa-mālāṁ mahārāja sarasvaty avyayātmanaḥ

Synonyms

kamaṇḍalum—a waterpot;veda-garbhaḥ—Lord Brahmā;kuśān—kuśagrass;sapta-ṛṣayaḥ—the seven sages;daduḥ—offered;akṣa-mālām—a string of Rudrākṣa beads;mahārāja—O King;sarasvatī—the goddess Sarasvatī;avyaya-ātmanaḥ—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Translation

O King, Lord Brahmā offered a waterpot to the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead, the seven sages offered Him kuśa grass, and mother Sarasvatī gave Him a string of Rudrākṣa beads.

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