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  "name":"SB 4.18.17",
  "h1":"SB 4.18.17",
  "label":"Text 17",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.18.17",
  "description":"The inhabitants of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka made Viśvāvasu into a calf, and they drew the milk into a lotus flower pot. The milk took the shape of sweet musical art and beauty."

} —

SB 4.18.17

गन्धर्वाप्सरसोऽधुक्षन्पात्रे पद्ममये पयः ।
वत्सं विश्वावसुं कृत्वा गान्धर्वं मधु सौभगम् ॥१७॥

Text

gandharvāpsaraso 'dhukṣan
pātre padmamaye payaḥ
vatsaṁ viśvāvasuṁ kṛtvā
gāndharvaṁ madhu saubhagam

Synonyms

gandharva—inhabitants of the Gandharva planet; apsarasaḥ—the inhabitants of the Apsarā planet; adhukṣan—milked out; pātre—in a pot; padma-maye—made of a lotus; payaḥ—milk; vatsam—calf; viśvāvasum—of the name Viśvāvasu; kṛtvā—making; gāndharvam—songs; madhu—sweet; saubhagam—beauty.

Translation

The inhabitants of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka made Viśvāvasu into a calf, and they drew the milk into a lotus flower pot. The milk took the shape of sweet musical art and beauty.