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.
