SB 11.26.18 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.18

క్వ‍ాయం మలీమస: కాయో దౌర్గన్ధ్యాద్యాత్మకోఽశుచి: । క్వ‍ గుణా: సౌమనస్యాద్యా హ్యధ్యాసోఽవిద్యయా కృత: ॥ ౧౮ ॥

kvāyaṁ malīmasaḥ kāyo

[kvaayam maleemasah kaayo]

daurgandhyādy-ātmako ’śuciḥ

[daurgandhyaady-aatmako ’shuchih]

kva guṇāḥ saumanasyādyā

[kva gunaah saumanasyaadyaa]

hy adhyāso ’vidyayā kṛtaḥ

[hy adhyaaso ’vidyayaa kritah]

Word-for-word

kva — where ayam — this malīmasaḥ — very filthy kāyaḥ — material body daurgandhya — bad odor ādi — and so on ātmakaḥ — consisting of aśuciḥ — unclean kva — where guṇāḥ — the so-called good qualities saumanasya — the fragrance and tenderness of flowers ādyāḥ — and so on hi — certainly adhyāsaḥ — the superficial imposition avidyayā — by ignorance kṛtaḥ — created.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kvāyaṁ malīmasaḥ kāyo

kva

where

ayam

this

malīmasaḥ

very filthy

kāyaḥ

material body

daurgandhyādy-ātmako ’śuciḥ

daurgandhya

bad odor

ādi

and so on

ātmakaḥ

consisting of

kva guṇāḥ saumanasyādyā

aśuciḥ

unclean

kva

where

guṇāḥ

the so-called good qualities

saumanasya

the fragrance and tenderness of flowers

ādyāḥ

and so on

certainly

hy adhyāso ’vidyayā kṛtaḥ

adhyāsaḥ

the superficial imposition

avidyayā

by ignorance

kṛtaḥ

created.

What is this polluted body anyway — so filthy and full of bad odors? I was attracted by the fragrance and beauty of a woman’s body, but what are those so-called attractive features? They are simply a false covering created by illusion.

Purport

Purūravā now understands that although he was madly attracted to the fragrant, shapely body of Urvaśī, in fact that body was a sack of stool, gas, bile, mucus, hairs and other repugnant elements. In other words, Purūravā is now becoming sane.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

What is her polluted body, unclean and full of bad odors? What are her attractive features, like those of a flower? They are simply a false covering created by illusion. “But the cause of your bewilderment was the woman with excellent qualities, fragrance and sweetness.” Her qualities were produced by my lack of discrimination. When one considers factually, what is the use of a body so contaminated? What are those excellent qualities, like those of a flower, such as youth and fragrance? I have projected these qualities on her by my illusion.

📝 My note

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