Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.24

sā tad bhartuḥ samādāya

vacaḥ kuvalayekṣaṇā

sarajaḿ bibhratī vāso

veṇī-bhūtāḿś ca mūrdhajān

SYNONYMS

sā — she; tat — then; bhartuḥ — of her husband; samādāya — accepting; vacaḥ — the words; kuvalaya-īkṣaṇā — the lotus-eyed; sa-rajam — dirty; bibhratī — wearing; vāsaḥ — clothing; veṇī-bhūtān — matted; ca — and; mūrdha-jān — hair.

TRANSLATION

The lotus-eyed Devahūti accepted the order of her husband. Because of her dirty dress and the locks of matted hair on her head, she did not look very attractive.

PURPORT

It appears that Devahūti's hair had remained uncombed for many years and had become complicated in tangles. In other words, she neglected her bodily dress and comforts to engage in the service of her husband.

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