मेरुर्विबुधवृन्दानां यशश्चन्द्रो भवार्णवे । सरः सद्गुणहंसानां कमलामलभास्करः ॥ २१ ॥
mērurvibudhavṛndānāṁ yaśaścandrō bhavārṇavē | saraḥ sadguṇahaṁsānāṁ kamalāmalabhāskaraḥ || 21 ||
Translation
a Meru to the hosts of the wise, a moon of fame on the ocean of becoming, a lake to the swans of good qualities, a clear sun to the lotus of fortune;
Word by word
- mērur
- (meruḥ) a Meru
- vibudha
- of the wise
- vṛndānāṁ
- to the hosts
- yaśaś
- (yaśaḥ) of fame
- candrō
- (candraḥ) a moon
- bhava
- of becoming
- arṇavē
- on the ocean
- saraḥ
- a lake
- sadguṇa
- of good qualities
- haṁsānāṁ
- to the swans
- kamalā
- to the lotus of fortune
- amala
- clear
- bhāskaraḥ
- a sun
Meaning
The commentary: as Mount Meru is the dwelling of the gods, he was the refuge of the learned; on the ocean of the world the moonlight of his fame was always spread; as the Mānasa lake is the home of swans, he was the home of kindness, courtesy and every virtue; as the clear sun opens lotuses, he made Kamalā, royal fortune, bloom. Vibudha means both god and wise man; kamalā both lotus and Lakṣmī.