सत्समागमसौन्दर्यशालिनी धीमतां मतिः । कमलेवाऽप्सरोवृन्दे सर्वदैव विराजते ॥ १३ ॥
satsamāgamasaundaryaśālinī dhīmatāṁ matiḥ | kamalēvā’psarōvṛndē sarvadaiva virājatē || 13 ||
Translation
The mind of the wise, lovely with the beauty of good company, shines always, like Lakṣmī among a host of apsarases.
Word by word
- sat
- of good
- samāgama
- company
- saundarya
- with the beauty
- śālinī
- lovely
- dhīmatāṁ
- of the wise
- matiḥ
- the mind
- kamalā
- Lakṣmī
- iva
- like
- apsarō
- of apsarases
- vṛndē
- among a host
- sarvadā
- always
- ēva
- indeed
- virājatē
- shines
Meaning
Kamalā is Lakṣmī. The commentary: she shines among the heavenly nymphs by her union with Viṣṇu and her own beauty. The apsarases are beautiful too, and she stands out among them. So the mind of the wise, among other minds that are also clever and fine, shines by what it gained from good company.