Devanagari
कमण्डलुं वेदगर्भ: कुशान्सप्तर्षयो ददु: ।
अक्षमालां महाराज सरस्वत्यव्ययात्मन: ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
kamaṇḍaluṁ veda-garbhaḥ
kuśān saptarṣayo daduḥ
akṣa-mālāṁ mahārāja
sarasvaty avyayātmanaḥ
Synonyms
kamaṇḍalum
—
a waterpot
;
veda
—
garbhaḥ — Lord Brahmā
;
kuśān
—
kuśa grass
;
sapta
—
ṛṣayaḥ — the seven sages
;
daduḥ
—
offered
;
akṣa
—
mālām — a string of Rudrākṣa beads
;
mahārāja
—
O King
;
sarasvatī
—
the goddess Sarasvatī
;
avyaya
—
ātmanaḥ — to the Supreme Personality of Godhead .
Translation
O King, Lord Brahmā offered a waterpot to the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead, the seven sages offered Him kuśa grass, and mother Sarasvatī gave Him a string of Rudrākṣa beads.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O King! Brahmā offered a water pot to the inexhaustible Lord, the seven sages offered him kuśa grass, and Sarasvatī gave him a string of beads.