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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.28.6

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 28 · Verse 6

लीलाभिधाना सा जाता तया च ज्ञप्तिरर्चिता । ज्ञप्त्या सह समुल्लङ्घ्य खमाश्चर्यमनोहरम् ॥ ६ ॥

līlābhidhānā sā jātā tayā ca jñaptirarcitā | jñaptyā saha samullaṅghya khamāścaryamanōharam || 6 ||

Translation

she became the one named Līlā, and by her the goddess of knowing was worshipped; with the goddess she crossed the sky, lovely with wonders,

Word by word

līlā
Līlā
abhidhānā
the one named
sā
she
jātā
became
tayā
by her
ca
and
jñaptir
(jñaptiḥ) the goddess of knowing
arcitā
was worshipped
jñaptyā
the goddess
saha
with
samullaṅghya
crossed
kham
the sky
āścarya
with wonders
manōharam
lovely

Meaning

Arundhatī, the brahmin's wife, became Līlā, Padma's queen; it was she who worshipped Sarasvatī for her boons in 3.15.