Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 62 Verses 29-30

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.62.29-30

kāmātmajaḿ taḿ bhuvanaika-sundaraḿ

śyāmaḿ piśańgāmbaram ambujekṣaṇam

bṛhad-bhujaḿ kuṇḍala-kuntala-tviṣā

smitāvalokena ca maṇḍitānanam

dīvyantam akṣaiḥ priyayābhinṛmṇayā

tad-ańga-sańga-stana-kuńkuma-srajam

bāhvor dadhānaḿ madhu-mallikāśritāḿ

tasyāgra āsīnam avekṣya vismitaḥ

SYNONYMS

kāma — of Cupid (Pradyumna); ātmajam — the son; tam — Him; bhuvana — of all the worlds; eka — the exclusive; sundaram — beauty; śyāmam — dark blue in complexion; piśańga — yellow; ambaram — whose clothing; ambuja — like lotuses; īkṣaṇam — whose eyes; bṛhat — mighty; bhujam — whose arms; kuṇḍala — of His earrings; kuntala — and of the locks of His hair; tviṣā — with the glow; smita — smiling; avalokena — with glances; ca — also; maṇḍita — ornamented; ānanam — whose face; dīvyantam — playing; akṣaiḥ — with dice; priyayā — along with His beloved; abhinṛmṇayā — all-auspicious; tat — with her; ańga — physical; sańga — because of the contact; stana — from her breasts; kuńkuma — having the kuńkuma; srajam — a flower garland; bāhvoḥ — between His arms; dadhānam — wearing; madhu — springtime; mallikā — of jasmines; āśritām — composed; tasyāḥ — of her; agre — in the front; āsīnam — sitting; avekṣya — seeing; vismitaḥ — amazed.

TRANSLATION

Bāṇāsura saw before him Cupid's own son, possessed of unrivaled beauty, with dark-blue complexion, yellow garments, lotus eyes and formidable arms. His face was adorned with effulgent earrings and hair, and also with smiling glances. As He sat opposite His most auspicious lover, playing with her at dice, there hung between His arms a garland of spring jasmines that had been smeared with kuńkuma powder from her breasts when He had embraced her. Bāṇāsura was astonished to see all this.

PURPORT

Bāṇāsura was amazed at Aniruddha's boldness: the prince was calmly sitting in the young girl's quarters, playing with Bāṇa's supposedly unmarried daughter! In the context of the strict Vedic culture, this was an unbelievable thing to witness.

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