Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.33

sudatā subhruvā ślakṣṇa-

snigdhāpāńgena cakṣuṣā

padma-kośa-spṛdhā nīlair

alakaiś ca lasan-mukham

SYNONYMS

su-datā — with beautiful teeth; su-bhruvā — with charming eyebrows; ślakṣṇa — lovely; snigdha — moist; apāńgena — corners of eyes; cakṣuṣā — with eyes; padma-kośa — lotus buds; spṛdhā — defeating; nīlaiḥ — bluish; alakaiḥ — with curling hair; ca — and; lasat — shining; mukham — countenance.

TRANSLATION

Her countenance shone, with beautiful teeth and charming eyebrows. Her eyes, distinguished by lovely moist corners, defeated the beauty of lotus buds. Her face was surrounded by dark curling tresses.

PURPORT

According to Vedic culture, white teeth are very much appreciated. Devahūti's white teeth increased the beauty of her face and made it look like a lotus flower. When a face looks very attractive, the eyes are generally compared to lotus petals and the face to a lotus flower.

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