Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.29.2

tadoḍurājaḥ kakubhaḥ karair mukhaḿ

prācyā vilimpann aruṇena śantamaiḥ

sa carṣaṇīnām udagāc chuco mṛjan

priyaḥ priyāyā iva dīrgha-darśanaḥ

SYNONYMS

tadā — at that time; uḍu-rājaḥ — the moon, king of the stars; kakubhaḥ — of the horizon; karaiḥ — with his "hands" (rays); mukham — the face; prācyāḥ — eastern; vilimpan — smearing; aruṇena — with reddish color; śam-tamaiḥ — (his rays) which give great comfort; saḥ — he; carṣaṇīnām — of all those who watched; udagāt — rose; śucaḥ — the unhappiness; mṛjan — wiping away; priyaḥ — a beloved husband; priyāyāḥ — of his beloved wife; iva — as; dīrgha — after a long time; darśanaḥ — being seen again.

TRANSLATION

The moon then rose, anointing the face of the eastern horizon with the reddish hue of his comforting rays, and thus dispelling the pain of all who watched him rise. The moon was like a beloved husband who returns after a long absence and adorns the face of his beloved wife with red kuńkuma.

PURPORT

Young Kṛṣṇa engaged His internal potency, and she immediately created an exciting atmosphere for conjugal love.

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