CC Antya 20.57 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 57
- kuṣṭhī-viprera ramaṇī, pativratā-śiromaṇi,
- pati lāgi' kailā veśyāra sevā
- stambhila sūryera gati, jīyāila mṛta pati,
- tuṣṭa kaila mukhya tina-devā
SYNONYMS
kuṣṭhī-viprera—of the brāhmaṇa who suffered from leprosy; ramaṇī—the wife; pati-vratā-śiromaṇi—the topmost of chaste women; pati lāgi'-for the satisfaction of her husband; kailā—performed; veśyāra sevā—service to a prostitute; stambhila—stopped; sūryera gati—the movement of the sun; jīyāila—revived; mṛta pati—the dead husband; tuṣṭa kaila—satisfied; mukhya—the principal; tina-devā—three deities or demigods.
TRANSLATION
"The wife of a brāhmaṇa suffering from leprosy manifested herself as the topmost of all chaste women by serving a prostitute to satisfy her husband. She thus stopped the movement of the sun, brought her dead husband back to life and satisfied the three principal demigods [Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara].
PURPORT