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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.12.18
tato dadarsopavane vara-striyam
vicitra-pushparuna-pallava-drume
vikridatim kanduka-lilaya lasad-
dukula-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalam
SYNONYMS
tatah -- thereafter; dadarsa -- Lord Siva saw; upavane -- in a nice forest; vara-striyam -- a very beautiful woman; vicitra -- of many varieties; pushpa -- flowers; aruna -- pink; pallava -- leaves; drume -- in the midst of the trees; vikridatim -- engaged in playing; kanduka -- with a ball; lilaya -- by pastimes of playing; lasat -- shining; dukula -- by a sari; paryasta -- covered; nitamba -- on her hips; mekhalam -- dressed with a belt.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Siva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.
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