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CC Antya 20.57 (1975)



His Divine Grace
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