Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.20.33
vitarkayanto bahudhā
tāḿ sandhyāḿ pramadākṛtim
abhisambhāvya viśrambhāt
paryapṛcchan kumedhasaḥ
SYNONYMS
vitarkayantaḥ — indulging in speculations; bahudhā — various kinds; tām — her; sandhyām — the evening twilight; pramadā — a young woman; ākṛtim — in the form of; abhisambhāvya — treating with great respect; viśrambhāt — fondly; paryapṛcchan — questioned; ku-medhasaḥ — wicked-minded.
TRANSLATION
Indulging in various speculations about the evening twilight, which appeared to them endowed with the form of a young woman, the wicked-minded asuras treated her with respect and fondly spoke to her as follows.
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