Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.59.44

ittham rama-patim avapya patim striyas ta

brahmadayo 'pi na viduh padavim yadiyam

bhejur mudaviratam edhitayanuraga

hasavaloka-nava-sangama-jalpa-lajjah

SYNONYMS

ittham -- in this manner; rama-patim -- the Lord of the goddess of fortune; avapya -- obtaining; patim -- as their husband; striyah -- the women; tah -- they; brahma-adayah -- Lord Brahma and other demigods; api -- even; na viduh -- do not know; padavim -- the means of attaining; yadiyam -- whom; bhejuh -- partook of; muda -- with pleasure; aviratam -- incessantly; edhitaya -- increasing; anuraga -- loving attraction; hasa -- smiling; avaloka -- glances; nava -- ever fresh; sangama -- association; jalpa -- playful conversations; lajjah -- and shyness.

TRANSLATION

Thus those women obtained as their husband the husband of the goddess of fortune, although even great demigods like Brahma do not know how to approach Him. With ever-increasing pleasure they experienced loving attraction for Him, exchanged smiling glances with Him and reciprocated with Him in ever-fresh intimacy, replete with joking and feminine shyness.

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