vasitvÄ vÄsasÄ« nÄ«le
mÄlÄá¹ Ämucya kÄñcanÄ«m
reye sv-alaá¹…ká¹›to lipto
mÄhendra iva vÄraṇaḥ
vasitvÄ - dressing Himself; vÄsasÄ« - in the two garments; nÄ«le - blue; mÄlÄm - the necklace; Ämucya - putting on; kÄñcanÄ«m - golden; reje - He appeared resplendent; su - excellently; alaá¹…ká¹›taḥ - ornamented; liptaḥ - anointed; mÄhÄ-indraḥ - of Mahendra, the King of heaven; iva - like; vÄraṇaḥ - the elephant.
Lord BalarÄma dressed Himself in the blue garments and put on the gold necklace. Anointed with fragrances and beautifully adorned, He appeared as resplendent as Indra’s royal elephant.
Anointed with sandalwood paste and other pure, fragrant substances, BalarÄma resembled AirÄvata, the great elephant of Lord Indra.
