Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.62.12

bāṇasya mantrī kumbhāṇḍaś

citralekhā ca tat-sutā

sakhy apṛcchat sakhīm ūṣāḿ

kautūhala-samanvitā

SYNONYMS

bāṇasya — of Bāṇa; mantrī — the minister; kumbhāṇḍaḥKumbhāṇḍa; Citralekhācitralekhā; ca — and; tat — his; sutā — daughter; sakhī — the girlfriend; apṛcchat — she asked; sakhīm — her girīfriend; ūṣāmŪṣā; kautūhala — with curiosity; samanvitā — full.

TRANSLATION

Bāṇāsura had a minister named Kumbhāṇḍa, whose daughter was Citralekhā. A companion of Ūṣā's, she was filled with curiosity, and thus she inquired from her friend.

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