Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 66

Kāliya-damana: Kṛṣṇa Subdues the Serpent and Purifies the Yamunā

Devanagari script

दिव्याम्बरस्रङ्‌मणिभि: परार्ध्यैरपि भूषणै: । दिव्यगन्धानुलेपैश्च महत्योत्पलमालया ॥ ६५ ॥ पूजयित्वा जगन्नाथं प्रसाद्य गरुडध्वजम् । तत: प्रीतोऽभ्यनुज्ञात: परिक्रम्याभिवन्द्य तम् ॥ ६६ ॥ सकलत्रसुहृत्पुत्रो द्वीपमब्धेर्जगाम ह । तदैव सामृतजला यमुना निर्विषाभवत् । अनुग्रहाद् भगवत: क्रीडामानुषरूपिण: ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

divyāmbara-sraṅ-maṇibhiḥ parārdhyair api bhūṣaṇaiḥ divya-gandhānulepaiś ca mahatyotpala-mālayā

Translation

Kāliya thờ phụng Jagannātha, Chúa tể vũ trụ, bằng y phục thượng hảo, vòng hoa, châu báu và các trang sức vô giá, hương thơm cùng dầu xoa thánh, và một vòng hoa sen lớn. Làm hài lòng Đấng có cờ mang dấu Garuḍa, Kāliya được mãn nguyện. Được Ngài cho phép rời đi, hắn đi nhiễu quanh, đảnh lễ, rồi cùng vợ, bạn hữu và con cái trở về đảo của mình giữa biển. Ngay khi Kāliya rời khỏi, sông Yamunā lập tức trở lại như xưa: không còn độc và đầy nước ngọt như cam lộ—tất cả do ân huệ của Đấng Tối Thượng, Đấng hiện thân hình người để vui chơi lila.

Synonyms

• divyāmbara-sraṅ-maṇibhiḥ: with divine garments, garlands, and jewels
• divyāmbara-sraṅ-maṇibhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + srajas/sraṅ (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Plural/बहुवचन; samāhāra-dvandva sense

• parārdhyaiḥ: most precious
• parārdhyaiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parārdhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Plural/बहुवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: with ornaments
• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Plural/बहुवचन

• divya-gandha-anulepaiḥ: with divine fragrant unguents
• divya-gandha-anulepaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Plural/बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mahatyā: great
• mahatyā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Singular/एकवचन

• utpala-mālayā: with a lotus garland
• utpala-mālayā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utpala (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental/तृतीया (3), Singular/एकवचन

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has commented extensively on this verse. To explain the word maṇibhiḥ — “(Kāliya worshiped the Lord) with jewels” — the ācārya has quoted from the Śrī Rādhā-kṛṣṇa-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, by Rūpa Gosvāmī, as follows:

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Garuda-dhvaja (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa as the bearer of Garuḍa)

FAQs

What offerings are described for worshiping Krishna in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.16?

This verse lists divine garments, garlands, jewels, priceless ornaments, fragrant unguents, and a great lotus garland as offerings in worship of the Lord.

Who is being worshiped as Jagannatha and Garuda-dhvaja in Bhagavatam 10.16?

Kṛṣṇa is praised and worshiped as Jagannātha (Lord of the universe) and as Garuḍa-dhvaja, a name of the Supreme Lord associated with Garuḍa.

Practical application: what does this verse teach about devotion today?

It highlights offering one’s best—cleanliness, beauty, fragrance, and heartfelt care—as an expression of reverence and love in daily worship.