SB 7.13.41 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

क्व‍चित्स्‍नातोऽनुलिप्ताङ्ग: सुवासा: स्रग्व्यलङ्‌कृत: ।

रथेभाश्वैश्चरे

क्व‍ापि दिग्वासा ग्रहवद्विभो ॥ ४१ ॥

Verse text

kvacit snāto ’nuliptāṅgaḥ

suvāsāḥ sragvy alaṅkṛtaḥ

rathebhāśvaiś care kvāpi

dig-vāsā grahavad vibho

Synonyms

kvacit — sometimes ; snātaḥ — bathing very nicely ; anulipta-aṅgaḥ — with sandalwood pulp smeared all over the body ; su-vāsāḥ — dressing with very nice garments ; sragvī — decorated with garlands of flowers ; alaṅkṛtaḥ — bedecked with various types of ornaments ; ratha — on a chariot ; ibha — on an elephant ; aśvaiḥ — or on the back of a horse ; care — I wander ; kvāpi — sometimes ; dik-vāsāḥ — completely naked ; graha-vat — as if haunted by a ghost ; vibho — O lord.

Translation

O my lord, sometimes I bathe myself very nicely, smear sandalwood pulp all over my body, put on a flower garland, and dress in fine garments and ornaments. Then I travel like a king on the back of an elephant or on a chariot or horse. Sometimes, however, I travel naked, like a person haunted by a ghost.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O master! Sometimes I bathe, smear sandalwood pulp all over my body and wear perfume, a flower garland, and ornaments, and sometimes I travel on an elephant, chariot or horse. Sometimes, however, I travel naked, like a person haunted by a ghost.