SB 9.3.29

SB 9.3.29

Devanagari

ककुद्मी रेवतीं कन्यां स्वामादाय विभुं गत: ।
पुत्र्यावरं परिप्रष्टुं ब्रह्मलोकमपावृतम् ॥ २९ ॥

Verse text

kakudmī revatīṁ kanyāṁ
svām ādāya vibhuṁ gataḥ
putryā varaṁ paripraṣṭuṁ
brahmalokam apāvṛtam

Synonyms

kakudmī — King Kakudmī ; revatīm — named Revatī ; kanyām — the daughter of Kakudmī ; svām — his own ; ādāya — taking ; vibhum — before Lord Brahmā ; gataḥ — he went ; putryāḥ — of his daughter ; varam — a husband ; paripraṣṭum — to inquire about ; brahmalokam — Brahmaloka ; apāvṛtam — transcendental to the three qualities.

Translation

Taking his own daughter, Revatī, Kakudmī went to Lord Brahmā in Brahmaloka, which is transcendental to the three modes of material nature, and inquired about a husband for her.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Taking his own daughter, Revatī, Kakudmī went to see Brahmā in Brahmaloka, which is uninfluenced by rajas and tamas, and inquired about a husband for her. Vibhum means Brahmā. His planet is not covered by rajas and tamas (apāvṛtam).

Purport

It appears that Brahmaloka, the abode of Lord Brahmā, is also transcendental, above the three modes of material nature ( apāvṛtam ).