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  "name":"SB 4.9.61",
  "h1":"SB 4.9.61",
  "label":"Text 61",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.9.61",
  "description":"The bedding in the palace was as white as the foam of milk and was very soft. The bedsteads were made of ivory with embellishments of gold, and the chairs, benches and other sitting places and furniture were made of gold."

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SB 4.9.61

पयःफेननिभाः शय्या दान्ता रुक्मपरिच्छदाः ।
आसनानि महार्हाणि यत्र रौक्मा उपस्कराः ॥६१॥

Text

payaḥ-phena-nibhāḥ śayyā
dāntā rukma-paricchadāḥ
āsanāni mahārhāṇi
yatra raukmā upaskarāḥ

Synonyms

payaḥ—milk; phena—foam; nibhāḥ—like; śayyāḥ—bedding; dāntāḥ—made of ivory; rukma—golden; paricchadāḥ—with embellishments; āsanāni—sitting places; mahā-arhāṇi—very valuable; yatra—where; raukmāḥ—golden; upaskarāḥ—furniture.

Translation

The bedding in the palace was as white as the foam of milk and was very soft. The bedsteads were made of ivory with embellishments of gold, and the chairs, benches and other sitting places and furniture were made of gold.