Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.33
सुदता सुभ्रुवा श्लक्ष्णस्निग्धापाङ्गेन चक्षुषा ।
पद्मकोशस्पृधा नीलैरलकैश्च लसन्मुखम् ॥ ३३ ॥
sudatā subhruvā ślakṣṇa-
[sudataa subhruvaa shlakshna-]
snigdhāpāṅgena cakṣuṣā
[snigdhaapaangena chakshushaa]
padma-kośa-spṛdhā nīlair
[padma-kosha-spridhaa neelair]
alakaiś ca lasan-mukham
[alakaish cha lasan-mukham]
Word-for-word
su-datā
—
with beautiful teeth
su-bhruvā
—
with charming eyebrows
ślakṣṇa
—
lovely
snigdha
—
moist
apāṅgena
—
corners of eyes
cakṣuṣā
—
with eyes
padma-kośa
—
lotus buds
spṛdhā
—
defeating
nīlaiḥ
—
bluish
alakaiḥ
—
with curling hair
ca
—
and
lasat
—
shining
mukham
—
countenance.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sudatā subhruvā ślakṣṇa-
su-datā
with beautiful teeth
su-bhruvā
with charming eyebrows
ślakṣṇa
lovely
snigdhāpāṅgena cakṣuṣā
snigdha
moist
apāṅgena
corners of eyes
cakṣuṣā
with eyes
padma-kośa-spṛdhā nīlair
padma-kośa
lotus buds
spṛdhā
defeating
nīlaiḥ
bluish
alakaiś ca lasan-mukham
alakaiḥ
with curling hair
ca
and
lasat
shining
mukham
countenance.
Her countenance shone, with beautiful teeth and charming eyebrows. Her eyes, distinguished by lovely moist corners, defeated the beauty of lotus buds. Her face was surrounded by dark curling tresses.
Purport
According to Vedic culture, white teeth are very much appreciated. Devahūti’s white teeth increased the beauty of her face and made it look like a lotus flower. When a face looks very attractive, the eyes are generally compared to lotus petals and the face to a lotus flower.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Her face shone with beautiful teeth, beautiful brows, charming eyes with tender glances, defeating lotus buds, and black locks of hair.
Teeth and eyebrows are in the singular to represent a type. Ślakṣṇa means attractive. Her eyes which had affectionate glances defeated lotus buds in beauty.
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Personal Guidance
The verse points beyond impersonal abstraction to a Lord who hears, acts, and relates. Spiritual life gets real once we stop talking about Him and start talking to Him.
Reflection Questions
- Whom do you actually address when you pray — a concept, or a person?
- How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
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