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Conversation Between Manu and Kardama
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alleged by rascals, but he actually saw the eternal, blissful and transcendental form of the Lord.
TEXT 9
स तं विरजमकर्मं सितपद्मोत्पलस्रजम् । स्निग्धनीतात्कत्रातवक्त्राण्जं विरजोऽम्बरम् ॥९॥
sa tam virajam arkābham sita-padmotpala-srajam snigdha-nīlālaka-vrāta- vaktrābjam virajo 'mbaram
saḥ—that Kardama Muni; tam—Him; virajam—without contamination; arka-ābham—effulgent like the sun; sita—white; padma—lotuses; utpala—water lilies; srajam—garland; snigdha—slick; nīla—blackish-blue; alaka—of locks of hair; vrāta—an abundance; vaktra—face; abjam—lotuslike; virajaḥ—spotless; ambaram—clothing.
TRANSLATION
Kardama Muni  saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is free from material contamination, in His eternal form, effulgent like the sun, wearing a garland of white lotuses and water lilies. The Lord was clad in spotless yellow silk, and His lotus face was fringed with slick dark locks of curly hair.
TEXT 10
किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । श्वेतोत्पलक्रीडनकं मनःस्पर्शस्मितेक्षणम् ॥१०॥
kirīṭinam kuṇḍalinam śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam śvetotpala-krīḍanakam manaḥ-sparśa-smitekṣaṇam
kirīṭinam—adorned with a crown; kuṇḍalinam—wearing earrings; śaṅkha—conch; cakra—disc; gadā—mace; dharam—holding; śveta—white; utpala—lily; krīḍanakam—plaything; manas—heart; sparśa—touching; smita—smiling; īkṣaṇam—and glancing.