Text 26]
Devahūti's Lamentation
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sā tad bhartuḥ samādāya vacaḥ kuvalayekṣaṇā sarajam bibhratī vāso veṇī-bhūtāmś ca mūrdhajān
sā—she; tat—then; bhartuḥ—of her husband; samādāya—accepting; vacaḥ—the words; kuvalaya-īkṣaṇā—the lotus-eyed; sarajam—dirty; bibhratī—wearing; vāsaḥ—clothing; veṇī-bhūtān—matted; ca—and; mūrdha-jān—hair.
TRANSLATION
The lotus-eyed Devahūti accepted the order of her husband. She did not look very attractive because of her dirty dress and the locks of matted hair on her head.
PURPORT
It appears that Devahūti's hair had remained uncombed for many years and had become complicated in tangles. In other words, she neglected her bodily dress and comforts to engage in the service of her husband.
TEXT 25
अङ्गं च मलपङ्केन संछन्नं शबलस्तनम् । आविवेश सरस्वत्याः सरः शिवजलाशयम् ॥२५॥
aṅgam ca mala-paṅkena sañchannam śabala-stanam āviveśa sarasvatyāḥ saraḥ śiva-jalāśayam
aṅgam—body; ca—and; mala-paṅkena—with dirt; sañchannam—covered; śabala—discolored; stanam—breasts; āviveśa—she entered; sarasvatyāḥ—of the River Sarasvatī; saraḥ—the lake; śiva—sacred; jala—waters; āśayam—containing.
TRANSLATION
Her body was coated with a thick layer of dirt, and her breasts were discolored. She dove, however, into the lake, which contained the sacred waters of the Sarasvatī.
TEXT 26
सान्तःसरसि वेश्मस्याः शतानि दश कन्यकाः ।
सर्वाः किशोरवयसो ददर्शोत्पलगन्धयः ॥२६॥