फुल्लहेमारविन्दासु च्छायाशीतजलानिलैः । स्वर्गनद्यास्तटीष्वेनं दूरायातं विनोदय ॥ २६ ॥
phullahēmāravindāsu cchāyāśītajalānilaiḥ | svarganadyāstaṭīṣvēnaṁ dūrāyātaṁ vinōdaya || 26 ||
Translation
"On the banks of the river of heaven, with its golden lotuses in bloom, refresh him with shade and cool water and breeze: he has come from far away."
Word by word
- phulla
- in bloom
- hēma
- golden
- aravindāsu
- with lotuses
- chāyā
- with shade
- śīta
- cool
- jala
- water
- anilaiḥ
- and breeze
- svarga
- of heaven
- nadyās
- (nadyāḥ) of the river
- taṭīṣu
- on the banks
- ēnaṁ
- him
- dūra
- from far
- āyātaṁ
- who has come
- vinōdaya
- refresh
Meaning
An apsaras's friend speaks (the second commentary). The heavenly Gaṅgā, Mandākinī, has golden lotuses. The newcomer is treated as a traveller after a long road: rest, water, shade.