सन्ध्याभ्रनीवेरुरुरुक्ममूर्ध्नः ।
रत्नोदधारौषधिसौमनस्य
वनस्रजो वेणुभुजाङ्घ्रिपाङ्घ्रेः ॥२४॥
preká¹£Äá¹ ká¹£ipantaá¹ haritopalÄdreḥ
sandhyÄbhra-nÄ«ver uru-rukma-mÅ«rdhnaḥ
ratnodadhÄrauá¹£adhi-saumanasya
vana-srajo veṇu-bhujÄá¹…ghripÄá¹…ghreḥ
1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: MM(1)
preká¹£Äm - the panorama; ká¹£ipantam - deriding; harita - green; upala - coral; adreḥ - of the hell; sandhyÄ-abhra-nÄ«veḥ - of the dress of the evening sky; uru - great; rukma - gold; mÅ«rdhnaḥ - on the summit; ratna - jewels; udadhÄra - waterfalls; auá¹£adhi - herbs; saumanasya - of the scenery; vana-srajaḥ - flower garland; veṇu - dress; bhuja - hands; aá¹…ghripa - trees; aá¹…ghreḥ - legs.
The luster of the transcendental body of the Lord mocked the beauty of the coral mountain. The coral mountain is very beautifully dressed by the evening sky, but the yellow dress of the Lord mocked its beauty. There is gold on the summit of the mountain, but the Lord’s helmet, bedecked with jewels, mocked it. The mountain’s waterfalls, herbs, etc., with a panorama of flowers, seem like garlands, but the Lord’s gigantic body, and His hands and legs, decorated with jewels, pearls, tulasī leaves and flower garlands, mocked the scene on the mountain.
The panoramic beauty of nature, which strikes one with wonder, may be taken as a perverted reflection of the transcendental body of the Lord. One who is therefore attracted by the beauty of the Lord is no longer attracted by the beauty of material nature, although he does not minimize its beauty. In Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (2.59) it is described that one who is attracted by param, the Supreme, is no longer attracted by anything inferior.
