### SB 4.21.17

> सूक्ष्मवक्रासितस्निग्ध मूर्धजः कम्बुकन्धरः ।\
> महाधने दुकूलाग्र्ये परिधायोपवीय च ॥१७॥

> sūkṣma-vakrāsita-snigdha-\
> mūrdhajaḥ kambu-kandharaḥ\
> mahā-dhane dukūlāgrye\
> paridhāyopavīya ca

*sūkṣma*—very fine; *vakra*—curly; *asita*—black; *snigdha*—greasy; *mūrdhajaḥ*—hairs on the head; *kambu*—like a conch; *kandharaḥ*—neck; *mahā-dhane*—very valuable; *dukūla-agrye*—dressed with a *dhotī*; *paridhāya*—on the upper portion of the body; *upavīya*—placed like a sacred thread; *ca*—also.

**The black, slick hair on his head was very fine and curly, and his neck, like a conchshell, was decorated with auspicious lines. He wore a very valuable dhoti, and there was a nice wrapper on the upper part of his body.**