Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 12: The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Siva

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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