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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.17

सूक्ष्मवक्रासितस्‍निग्धमूर्धज: कम्बुकन्धर: । महाधने दुकूलाग्र्ये परिधायोपवीय च ॥ १७ ॥
sūkṣma-vakrāsita-snigdha-
[sookshma-vakraasita-snigdha-]
mūrdhajaḥ kambu-kandharaḥ
[moordhajah kambu-kandharah]
mahā-dhane dukūlāgrye
[mahaa-dhane dukoolaagrye]
paridhāyopavīya ca
[paridhaayopaveeya cha]
Word-for-word
sūkṣma — very fine vakra — curly asita — black snigdha — slick mūrdhajaḥ — hair on the head kambu — like a conch kandharaḥ — neck mahā-dhane — very valuable dukūla-agrye — dressed with a dhotī paridhāya — on the upper portion of the body upavīya — placed like a sacred thread ca — also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūkṣma-vakrāsita-snigdha-
sūkṣma
very fine
vakra
curly
asita
black
snigdha
slick
mūrdhajaḥ kambu-kandharaḥ
mūrdhajaḥ
hair on the head
kambu
like a conch
kandharaḥ
neck
mahā-dhane dukūlāgrye
mahā-dhane
very valuable
dukūla-agrye
dressed with a dhotī
paridhāyopavīya ca
paridhāya
on the upper portion of the body
upavīya
placed like a sacred thread
ca
also.
The black, slick hair on his head was very fine and curly, and his neck, like a conchshell, was decorated with auspicious lines. He wore a very valuable dhotī, and there was a nice wrapper on the upper part of his body.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He had fine, black, curly, glossy hair. His neck was like a conch. He was wearing valuable cloth on his lower and upper body. Upavīya means he had an upper cloth.
Personal Guidance
Black slick curls, conch-like neck with auspicious lines, valuable dhotī, nice upper wrapper. Adornment of the body is integrated into kingship; renunciation of it has its time and place.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I confuse asceticism with negligence about how I appear?
  • What is appropriate adornment in my role, that I've been embarrassed about?
📝 My note

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