Shloka 18
प्रभासे कृष्णार्जुनसमागमः तथा द्वारकाप्रवेशः | Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Meeting at Prabhāsa and Entry into Dvārakā
तिल॑ तिल समानीय रत्नानां यद् विनिर्मिता । तिलोत्तमेति तत् तस्या नाम चक्रे पितामह:,उत्तम रत्नोंका तिल-तिलभर अंश लेकर उसके अंगोंका निर्माण हुआ था, इसलिये ब्रह्माजीने उसका नाम “तिलोत्तमा" रख दिया
tilaṁ tila samānīya ratnānāṁ yad vinirmītā | tilottameti tat tasyā nāma cakre pitāmahaḥ ||
Vì đã gom góp từng hạt một những phần tinh túy nhất của châu báu để nặn nên các chi thể của nàng, Đấng Tổ Phụ Brahmā đã đặt tên nàng là “Tilottamā” — bởi nàng được tạo từ “tila-tila”, những phần nhỏ li ti của những viên ngọc quý nhất.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excellence is portrayed as the result of careful, incremental gathering of the best qualities (‘tilaṁ tila’), and naming is shown as a deliberate act that preserves meaning and origin—an ethical reminder that true refinement comes through measured effort and discernment.
Nārada explains that a celestial woman was fashioned from tiny portions of the finest jewels; because her body was formed ‘grain by grain’ from superior gems, Brahmā (the Grandsire) gave her the name Tilottamā.