Canto 3, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 29 (SB 3.23.29)
SB 3.23.29 • मूल श्लोक

भूषणानि परार्ध्यानि वरीयांसि द्युमन्ति च । अन्नं सर्वगुणोपेतं पानं चैवामृतासवम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni varīyāṁsi dyumanti ca annaṁ sarva-guṇopetaṁ pānaṁ caivāmṛtāsavam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

bhūṣaṇāni — ornaments; para-ardhyāni — most valuable; varīyāṁsi — very excellent; dyumanti — splendid; ca — and; annam — food; sarva-guṇa — all good qualities; upetam — containing; pānam — beverages; ca — and; eva — also; amṛta — sweet; āsavam — intoxicating.

Translation

“They then decorated her with very excellent and valuable jewels, which shone brightly. Next they offered her food containing all good qualities, and a sweet inebriating drink called āsavam.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
Āsavam is an Āyur-vedic medical preparation; it is not a liquor. It is especially made from drugs and is meant to improve metabolism for the healthy condition of the body.