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ŚB 6.18.57

Devanagari

नित्यं वनात्सुमनस: फलमूलसमित्कुशान् ।
पत्राङ्कुरमृदोऽपश्च काले काल उपाहरत् ॥ ५७ ॥

Text

nityaṁ vanāt sumanasaḥ
phala-mūla-samit-kuśān
patrāṅkura-mṛdo ’paś ca
kāle kāla upāharat

Synonyms

nityam — daily; vanāt — from the forest; sumanasaḥ — flowers; phala — fruits; mūla — roots; samit — wood for the sacrificial fire; kuśān — and kuśa grass; patra — leaves; aṅkura — sprouts; mṛdaḥ — and earth; apaḥ — water; ca — also; kāle kāle — at the proper time; upāharat — brought.

Translation

Indra served his aunt daily by bringing flowers, fruits, roots and wood for yajñas from the forest. He also brought kuśa grass, leaves, sprouts, earth and water exactly at the proper time.