Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 23: Devahūti's Lamentation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.30

athādarśe svam ātmānaḿ

sragviṇaḿ virajāmbaram

virajaḿ kṛta-svastyayanaḿ

kanyābhir bahu-mānitam

SYNONYMS

atha — then; ādarśein a mirror; svam ātmānam — her own reflection; srak-viṇam — adorned with a garland; viraja — unsullied; ambaram — robes; virajam — freed from all bodily dirt; kṛta-svasti-ayanam — decorated with auspicious marks; kanyābhiḥ — by the maids; bahu-mānitam — very respectfully served.

TRANSLATION

Then in a mirror she beheld her own reflection. Her body was completely freed from all dirt, and she was adorned with a garland. Dressed in unsullied robes and decorated with auspicious marks of tilaka, she was served very respectfully by the maids.

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