swimming {rdzing bu mchog la bsten pa'i ngang pa} like a swan swimming on an immaculate lake
to enjoy, keep company with; to rely on; pf. of {sten pa}; ft. of {sten pa}; 1) to serve, attend, attend to; ex {bla ma bsten pa} attended spiritual masters. 2) to follow, depend on, depend upon, rely on, relied on. 3) confidence. 4) lives; to live in a place; ex {ri khrod dben pa bsten pa} stayed in remote retreats
to follow; to work with [a spiritual teacher]
rely on; adhere to; use; to make use of; stay close to; tending; cultivation; use; tend; resort to; serve upon; placate; intimacy; familiarity; loves; attends upon