SB 11.9.6

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 9: Detachment from All that Is Material

SB 11.9.5

SB 11.9.7

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 6

teṣām abhyavahārārthaṁ
śālīn rahasi pārthiva
avaghnantyāḥ prakoṣṭha-sthāś
cakruḥ śaṅkhāḥ svanaṁ mahat

SYNONYMS

teṣām—of the guests; abhyavahāra-artham—so that they could eat; śālīn—rice; rahasi—being alone; pārthiva—O King; avaghnantyāḥ—of her who was beating; prakoṣṭha—on her forearms; sthāḥ—situated; cakruḥ—they made; śaṅkhāḥ—bracelets made of conchshell; svanam—a sound; mahat—great.

TRANSLATION

The girl went to a private place and began to make preparations so that the unexpected male guests could eat. As she was beating the rice, the conchshell bracelets on her arms were colliding and making a loud noise.