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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.29
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 29
- bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāni
- varīyāṁsi dyumanti ca
- annaṁ sarva-guṇopetaṁ
- pānaṁ caivāmṛtāsavam
bhūṣaṇāniornaments — ornaments; paramost valuable-ardhyānimost valuable — most valuable; varīyāṁsivery excellent — very excellent; dyumantisplendid — splendid; caand — and; annamfood — food; sarvaall good qualities-guṇaall good qualities — all good qualities; upetamcontaining — containing; pānambeverages — beverages; caand — and; evaalso — also; amṛtasweet — sweet; āsavamintoxicating — intoxicating.
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.
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.