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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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तां क्वणच्चरणाम्भोजां मदविह्वललोचनाम् काञ्चीकलापविलसद् दुकूलच्छन्नरोधसम्
tāṁ kvaṇac-caraṇāmbhojāṁ mada-vihvala-locanām kāñcī-kalāpa-vilasad- dukūla-cchanna-rodhasam
WORD BY WORD
tām that body; kvaṇat tinkling with ankle bells; caraṇa-ambhojām with lotus feet; mada intoxication; vihvala overwhelmed; locanām with eyes; kāñcī-kalāpa with a girdle made of golden ornaments; vilasat shining; dukūla by fine cloth; channa covered; rodhasam having hips;
TRANSLATION
| The body given up by Brahmā took the form of the evening twilight, when the day and night meet, a time which kindles passion. The asuras, who are passionate by nature, dominated as they are by the element of rajas, took it for a damsel, whose lotus feet resounded with the tinkling of anklets, whose eyes were wide with intoxication and whose hips were covered by fine cloth, over which shone a girdle.
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PURPORT
| As early morning is the period for spiritual cultivation, the beginning of evening is the period for passion. Demoniac men are generally very fond of sex enjoyment; therefore they very much appreciate the approach of evening. The demons took the approach of the evening twilight to be a beautiful woman, and they began to adore her in various ways. They imagined the twilight to be a very beautiful woman with tinkling bangles on her feet, a girdle on her hips, and beautiful breasts, and for their sexual satisfaction they imagined the appearance of this beautiful girl before them.
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