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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 3, Ch. 4 ]
TEXT 7
श्यामावदातं विरजं प्रशान्तारुणलोचनम् । दोर्भिश्चतुर्भिर्विदितं पीतकौशाम्बरेण च ॥ ७ ॥
śyāmāvadātam virajam praśāntāruṇa-locanam dorbhiś caturbhir viditam pīta-kauśāmbareṇa ca
śyāma-avadātam—beautiful with black color; virajam—formed of pure goodness; praśānta—peaceful; aruṇa—reddish; locanaḥ—eyes; dorbhiḥ—by the arms; caturbhiḥ—four; viditam—being recognized; pīta—yellow; kauśa—silken; ambareṇa—with garments; ca—and.
TRANSLATION
The Lord's body is blackish, but is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge, and very, very beautiful. His eyes are always peaceful, and they are reddish like the rising morning sun. I could immediately recognize Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by His four hands, different symbolic representations, and yellow colored silk garments.
TEXT 8
वाम ऊरावधिश्रित्य दक्षिणाङ्घ्रिसरोरुहम् । अपाश्रितार्भकाश्चत्थमकृशं त्यक्तपिप्पलम् ॥ ८ ॥
vāma ūrāv adhiśritya dakṣiṇāṅghri-saroruham apāśritārbhakāśvattham akṛśam tyakta-pippalam
vāme—on the left; ūrau—thigh; adhiśritya—placed on; dakṣiṇa-aṅghri-saroruham—the right lotus foot; apāśrita—taking rest against; arbhaka—young; aśvattham—banyan tree; akṛśam—cheerful; tyakta—having left; pippalam—household comforts.
TRANSLATION
The Lord was sitting, taking rest against a young banyan tree, with His right lotus foot on His left thigh, and although He had left all household comforts, He looked quite cheerful in that posture.