SB 8.12.23

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

SB 8.12.22 - SB 8.12.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

tasyāḥ karāgrāt sa tu kanduko yadā

gato vidūraṁ tam anuvrajat-striyāḥ

vāsaḥ sasūtraṁ laghu māruto 'harad

bhavasya devasya kilānupaśyataḥ

SYNONYMS

tasyāḥ—of the beautiful woman; kara-agrāt—from the hand; saḥ—that; tu—but; kandukaḥ—the ball; yadā—when; gataḥ—had gone; vidūram—far off; tam—that ball; anuvrajat—began to follow; striyāḥ—of that woman; vāsaḥ—the covering dress; sa-sūtram—with the belt; laghu—because of being very fine; mārutaḥ—the breeze; aharat—blew away; bhavasya—while Lord Śiva; devasya—the chief demigod; kila—indeed; anupaśyataḥ—was always looking.

TRANSLATION

When the ball leaped from Her hand and fell at a distance, the woman began to follow it, but as Lord Śiva observed these activities, a breeze suddenly blew away the fine dress and belt that covered her.

SB 8.12.22 - SB 8.12.24