संसारमण्डले देवि कस्मिंश्चिदभवं पुरा । लोकान्तराब्जभ्रमरी विद्याधरवराङ्गना ॥ ३६ ॥
saṁsāramaṇḍalē dēvi kasmiṁścidabhavaṁ purā | lōkāntarābjabhramarī vidyādharavarāṅganā || 36 ||
Translation
Once, goddess, in some sphere of becoming, I was a fine vidyādhara woman, a bee among the lotuses of other worlds.
Word by word
- saṁsāra
- of becoming
- maṇḍalē
- in sphere
- dēvi
- goddess
- kasmiṁścid
- (kasmiṃścit) some
- abhavaṁ
- I was
- purā
- once
- lōkāntara
- of other worlds
- abja
- among the lotuses
- bhramarī
- a bee
- vidyādhara
- vidyādhara
- vara
- fine
- aṅganā
- woman
Meaning
The vidyādharas are sky-dwelling beings with magical powers. Līlā's list begins high.