Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32


Sanskrit:

वसित्वा वाससी नीले मालामामुच्य काञ्चनीम् ।रेये स्वलङ्कृतो लिप्तो माहेन्द्र इव वारण: ॥ ३२ ॥

ITRANS:

vasitvā vāsasī nīlemālāṁ āmucya kāñcanīmreye sv-alaṅkṛto liptomāhendra iva vāraṇaḥ

Translation:

Lord Balarāma dressed Himself in the blue garments and put on the gold necklace. Anointed with fragrances and beautifully adorned, He appeared as resplendent as Indra’s royal elephant.

Purport:

Anointed with sandalwood paste and other pure, fragrant substances, Balarāma resembled Airāvata, the great elephant of Lord Indra.