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Library » Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations » CHAPTER FIFTEEN

ŚB 8.15.18

Devanagari

सुरस्त्रीकेशविभ्रष्टनवसौगन्धिकस्रजाम् ।
यत्रामोदमुपादाय मार्ग आवाति मारुत: ॥ १८ ॥

Text

sura-strī-keśa-vibhraṣṭa-
nava-saugandhika-srajām
yatrāmodam upādāya
mārga āvāti mārutaḥ

Synonyms

sura-strī — of the women of the demigods; keśa — from the hair; vibhraṣṭa — fallen; nava-saugandhika — made of fresh, fragrant flowers; srajām — of the flower garlands; yatra — wherein; āmodam — the fragrance; upādāya — carrying; mārge — on the roads; āvāti — blows; mārutaḥ — the breeze.

Translation

The breezes blowing in the streets of the city bore the fragrance of the flowers falling from the hair of the women of the demigods.