SB 10.62.12

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

SB 10.62.11

SB 10.62.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

bāṇasya mantrī kumbhāṇḍaś
citralekhā ca tat-sutā
sakhy apṛcchat sakhīm ūṣāṁ
kautūhala-samanvitā

SYNONYMS

bāṇasya—of Bāṇa; mantrī—the minister; kumbhāṇḍaḥ—Kumbhāṇḍa; Citralekhā—citralekhā; ca—and; tat—his; sutā—daughter; sakhī—the girlfriend; apṛcchat—she asked; sakhīm—her girīfriend; ūṣām—Ūṣā; kautūhala—with curiosity; samanvitā—full.

TRANSLATION

Bāṇāsura had a minister named Kumbhāṇḍa, whose daughter was Citralekhā. A companion of Ūṣā's, she was filled with curiosity, and thus she inquired from her friend.