Devanagari
भगवान् भगशब्दार्थं लीलाकमलमुद्वहन् ।
धर्मं यशश्च भगवांश्चामरव्यजनेऽभजत् ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
bhagavān bhaga-śabdārthaṁ
līlā-kamalam udvahan
dharmaṁ yaśaś ca bhagavāṁś
cāmara-vyajane ’bhajat
Synonyms
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
;
bhaga
—
śabda — of the word bhaga
;
artham
—
the meaning (namely, “opulence”)
;
līlā
—
kamalam — His pastime lotus
;
udvahan
—
carrying
;
dharmam
—
religion
;
yaśaḥ
—
fame
;
ca
—
and
;
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
;
cāmara
—
vyajane — the pair of yak-tail fans
;
abhajat
—
has accepted .
Translation
Playfully carrying a lotus, which represents the various opulences designated by the word bhaga, the Supreme Lord accepts service from a pair of cāmara fans, which are religion and fame.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Playfully carrying a lotus, which represents the various qualities designated by the word bhaga, the Supreme Lord accepts service from a pair of cāmara fans, which are religion and fame.
The vibhūtis of the lotus are material power, wealth, knowledge and vairāgya. The vibhūtis of his cāmaras are material dharma and material fame.