SB 8.12.18

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 12: The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva

SB 8.12.17 - SB 8.12.19

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

tato dadarśopavane vara-striyaṁ

vicitra-puṣpāruṇa-pallava-drume

vikrīḍatīṁ kanduka-līlayā lasad-

dukūla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalām

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—thereafter; dadarśa—Lord Śiva saw; upavane—in a nice forest; vara-striyam—a very beautiful woman; vicitra—of many varieties; puṣpa—flowers; aruṇa—pink; pallava—leaves; drume—in the midst of the trees; vikrīḍatīm—engaged in playing; kanduka—with a ball; līlayā—by pastimes of playing; lasat—shining; dukūla—by a sari; paryasta—covered; nitamba—on her hips; mekhalām—dressed with a belt.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.

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