shrii raamabhujangaprayaata-5

[Raghavendra Hebbalalu]

This verse followed by the next two describe a
beautiful scenario in which shrii raama's magnificence
is described. It is a pity that translations cannot
bring out the hidden beauty of the original
language.

kvaNadratnamanjiirapaadaaravindam
      lasanmekhalaachaarupiitaambaraaDhyam |
mahaaratnahaarollasat.hkaustubhaa~Nga.m
      nadaccha.nchariima.njariilolamaalam || 5 ||


paadaaravindam : the Lotus feet of the Lord,
kvaNad-ratna-manjiira : adorned by sweet jingling
               precious-stone studded anklets,
lasan-mekhalaa :    with a glittering waistband,
chaaru piitaambaraaDhyam : wearing a beautiful yellow
                         garment,
mahaaratnahaarollasat : brilliant with a great
                gem-studded necklace,
kaustubhaangam : with the most auspicious kaustubha
gem                  on His chest,
nadac-cha.ncharii-ma.njarii-lolamaalam : adorned with
                flower garlands with bees buzzing
                 around the flowers


shrii raama's lotus feet are adorned by sweetly
jingling gem-studded anklets. He is wearing a
beautiful yellow garment with a glittering waistband.
He wears a resplendent gem necklace with the Kaustubha
gem on His chest. A garland with black bees buzzing
around
the flowers bedecks the Lord.

The Kaustubha was one of the gems obtained during the
churning of the milk ocean.piitaambara is also used as
a name for the Lord (one wearing the piitaambara).

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