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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.21

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
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Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 21

Verse 21

लोकपालाप्सरोवृन्दसंचाराचारचञ्चलम् । देव्यन्तःपुरिकादग्धधूपधूमाम्बुदाम्बरम् ॥ २१ ॥

lōkapālāpsarōvṛndasaṁcārācāracañcalam | dēvyantaḥpurikādagdhadhūpadhūmāmbudāmbaram || 21 ||

Translation

restless with the comings and goings of the guardians of the worlds and the troops of apsarases, its clouds the smoke of the incense burnt in the inner chambers of goddesses;

Word by word

lōkapāla
of the guardians of the worlds
apsarō
(apsaraḥ) of apsarases
vṛnda
the troops
saṁcāra
with the comings
ācāra
and goings
cañcalam
restless
dēvī
of goddesses
antaḥpurikā
in the inner chambers
dagdha
burnt
dhūpa
of the incense
dhūma
the smoke
ambuda
its clouds
ambaram
the sky

Meaning

The lokapālas guard the eight directions; the apsarases are the dancers of heaven. Even the clouds here are incense smoke from the goddesses' rooms.