Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 42: The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.42.4

rūpa-peśala-mādhurya

hasitālāpa-vīkṣitaiḥ

dharṣitātmā dadau sāndram

ubhayor anulepanam

SYNONYMS

rūpa — by His beauty; peśala — charm; mādhurya — sweetness; hasita — smiles; ālāpa — talking; vīkṣitaiḥ — and glances; dharṣita — overwhelmed; ātmā — her mind; dadau — she gave; sāndram — plentiful; ubhayoḥto both of Them; anulepanam — ointment.

TRANSLATION

Her mind overwhelmed by Kṛṣṇa's beauty, charm, sweetness, smiles, words and glances, Trivakrā gave both Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma generous amounts of ointment.

PURPORT

This incident is also described in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (5.20.7):

śrutvā tam āha sā kṛṣṇaḿ

gṛhyatām iti sādaram

anulepanaḿ pradadau

gātra-yogyam athobhayoḥ

"Hearing this, she respectfully replied to Lord Kṛṣṇa, 'Please take it,' and gave both of Them ointment suitable for applying to Their bodies."

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