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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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सुदता सुभ्रुवा श्लक्ष्ण स्निग्धापाङ्गेन चक्षुषा
पद्मकोशस्पृधा नीलैरलकैश्च लसन्मुखम्
sudatā subhruvā ślakṣṇa-
snigdhāpāṅgena cakṣuṣā
padma-kośa-spṛdhā nīlair
alakaiś ca lasan-mukham
WORD BY WORD
su-datā — with beautiful teeth; su-bhruvā — with charming eyebrows; ślakṣṇa — lovely; snigdha — moist; apāṅgena — 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.
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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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