Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.75.15

taila-gorasa-gandhoda-

haridrā-sāndra-kuńkumaiḥ

pumbhir liptāḥ pralimpantyo

vijahrur vāra-yoṣitaḥ

SYNONYMS

taila — with vegetable oil; go-rasa — yogurt; gandha-uda — perfumed water; haridrā — turmeric; sāndra — plentiful; kuńkumaiḥ — and with vermilion powder; pumbhiḥ — by the men; liptāḥ — smeared; pralimpantyaḥ — smearing them in turn; vijahruḥ — played; vāra-yoṣitaḥ — the courtesans.

TRANSLATION

The men smeared the courtesans with plentiful oil, yogurt, perfumed water, turmeric and kuńkuma powder, and the courtesans playfully smeared the men with the same substances.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda describes this scene as follows: "The men and women of Indraprastha, their bodies smeared with scents and floral oils, were nicely dressed in colorful garments and decorated with garlands, jewels and ornaments. They were all enjoying the ceremony, and they threw on each other liquid substances like water, oil, milk, butter and yogurt. Some even smeared these on each other's bodies. In this way, they were enjoying the occasion. The professional prostitutes were also engaged by jubilantly smearing these liquid substances on the bodies of the men, and the men reciprocated in the same way. All the liquid substances had been mixed with turmeric and saffron, and their color was a lustrous yellow."

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