Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.18
ततो ददर्शोपवने वरस्त्रियंविचित्रपुष्पारुणपल्लवद्रुमे
विक्रीडतीं कन्दुकलीलया लसद्-दुकूलपर्यस्तनितम्बमेखलाम् ॥ १८ ॥
tato dadarśopavane vara-striyaṁ
[tato dadarshopavane vara-striyam]
vicitra-puṣpāruṇa-pallava-drume
[vichitra-pushpaaruna-pallava-drume]
vikrīḍatīṁ kanduka-līlayā lasad-
[vikreedateem kanduka-leelayaa lasad-]
dukūla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalām
[dukoola-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalaam]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
thereafter
dadarśa
—
Lord Śiva saw
upavane
—
in a nice forest
vara-striyam
—
a very beautiful woman
vicitra
—
of many varieties
puṣpa
—
flowers
aruṇa
—
pink
pallava
—
leaves
drume
—
in the midst of the trees
vikrīḍatīm
—
engaged in playing
kanduka
—
with a ball
līlayā
—
by pastimes of playing
lasat
—
shining
dukūla
—
by a sari
paryasta
—
covered
nitamba
—
on her hips
mekhalām
—
dressed with a belt.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato dadarśopavane vara-striyaṁ
tataḥ
thereafter
dadarśa
Lord Śiva saw
upavane
in a nice forest
vara-striyam
a very beautiful woman
vicitra-puṣpāruṇa-pallava-drume
vicitra
of many varieties
puṣpa
flowers
aruṇa
pink
pallava
leaves
drume
in the midst of the trees
vikrīḍatīṁ kanduka-līlayā lasad-
vikrīḍatīm
engaged in playing
kanduka
with a ball
līlayā
by pastimes of playing
lasat
shining
dukūla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalām
dukūla
by a sari
paryasta
covered
nitamba
on her hips
mekhalām
dressed with a belt.
Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. She had a belt around her hips which could not be seen because of her bright cloth.
She had a belt around her hips which could not been at all (paryasta) because of the bright cloth.
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Personal Guidance
In a forest of pink-leaved trees, Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. The Lord's līlā stages itself in idyllic settings. The detailed description prepares us — and Śiva — for what is about to overcome the senses.
Reflection Questions
- What 'beautiful setting' has the Lord arranged in my life that is actually a test?
- Where does the loveliness of a scene blind me to its testing purpose?
My note
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