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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
<< Canto 6, Prescribed Duties for Mankind >>
<< 1 - The History of the Life of Ajāmila >>
<< VERSE 61 >>
dṛṣṭvā tāṁ kāma-liptena
bāhunā parirambhitām
jagāma hṛc-chaya-vaśaṁ
sahasaiva vimohitaḥ
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
 | The śūdra, his arm decorated with turmeric powder, was embracing the prostitute. When Ajāmila saw her, the dormant lusty desires in his heart awakened, and in illusion he fell under their control.
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PURPORT
| | It is said that if one’s body is smeared with turmeric, it attracts the lusty desires of the opposite sex. The word kāma-liptena indicates that the śūdra was decorated with turmeric smeared on his body.
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