Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 8: Mārkaṇḍeya's Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.8.26-27

krīḍantyāḥ puñjikasthalyāḥ

kandukaiḥ stana-gauravāt

bhṛśam udvigna-madhyāyāḥ

keśa-visraḿsita-srajaḥ

itas tato bhramad-dṛṣṭeś

calantyā anu kandukam

vāyur jahāra tad-vāsaḥ

sūkṣmaḿ truṭita-mekhalam

SYNONYMS

krīdantyāḥ — who was playing; puñjikasthalyāḥ — of the Apsarā named Puñjikasthalī; kandukaiḥ — with a number of balls; stana — of her breasts; gauravāt — because of the great weight; bhṛśam — very much; udvigna — overburdened; madhyāyāḥ — whose waist; keśa — from her hair; visraḿsita — falling; srajaḥ — the flower garland; itaḥ tataḥ — here and there; bhramat — wandering; dṛṣṭeḥ — whose eyes; calantyāḥ — who was running about; anu kandukam — after her ball; vāyuḥ — the wind; jahāra — stole away; tat-vāsaḥ — her garment; sūkṣmam — fine; truṭita — loosened; mekhalam — the belt.

TRANSLATION

The Apsarā Puñjikasthalī made a show of playing with a number of toy balls. Her waist seemed weighed down by her heavy breasts, and the wreath of flowers in her hair became disheveled. As she ran about after the balls, glancing here and there, the belt of her thin garment loosened, and suddenly the wind blew her clothes away.

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