Madhya 20.168

TEXT 168

TEXT

মহিষী-বিবাহে হৈল বহুবিধ মূর্তি ।
'প্রাভব প্রকাশ' - এই শাস্ত্র-পরসিদ্ধি ॥ ১৬৮ ॥

mahisi-vivahe haila bahu-vidha murti

'prabhava prakasa'-ei sastra-parasiddhi

SYNONYMS

mahisi-vivahe-in the matter of marrying 16,108 wives at Dvaraka; haila-there were; bahu-vidha murti-many forms; prabhava prakasa-called prabhava-prakasa; ei-this; sastra-parasiddhi-determined by reference to the revealed scriptures.

TRANSLATION

"When the Lord married 16,108 wives at Dvaraka, He expanded Himself into many forms. These expansions and the expansions at the rasa dance are called prabhava-prakasa, according to the directions of revealed scriptures.