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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 21]
sūkṣma-vakrāsita-snigdha- mūrdhajaḥ kambu-kandharaḥ mahā-dhane dukūlāgrye paridhāyopavīya ca
sūkṣma—very fine; vakra—curly; asita—black; snigdha—greasy; mūrdha- jaḥ—hairs on the head; kambu—like a conch; kandharaḥ—neck; mahā- dhane—very valuable; dukūla-agrye—dressed with a dhoti; paridhāya—on the upper portion of the body; upavīya—placed like a sacred thread; ca—also.
TRANSLATION
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.
TEXT 18
व्यञ्जिताशेषगात्रश्रीनियमे न्यस्तभूषणः । कृष्णाजिनधरः श्रीमान् कुशपाणिः कृतोचितः ॥१८॥
vyañjitāśeṣa-gātra-śrīr niyame nyasta-bhūṣaṇaḥ kṛṣṇājina-dharaḥ śrīmān kuśa-pāṇiḥ kṛtocitaḥ
vyañjita—indicating; aśeṣa—innumerable; gātra—bodily; śrīḥ—beauty; niyame—regulated; nyasta—given up; bhūṣaṇaḥ—garments; kṛṣṇa—black; ajina—skin; dharaḥ—putting on; śrīmān—beautiful; kuśa-pāṇiḥ—having kuśa grass on the fingers; kṛta—performed; ucitaḥ—as it is required.
TRANSLATION
As Mahārāja Pṛthu was being initiated to perform the sacrifice, he had to leave aside his valuable dress, and therefore his natural bodily beauty was visible. It was very pleasing to see him put on a black deerskin and wear a ring of kuśa grass on his finger, for this increased the natural beauty of his body. It appears that Mahārāja Pṛthu observed all the regulative principles before he performed the sacrifice.
TEXT 19
शिशिरस्त्रिग्धताराक्षः समैक्षत समन्ततः । ऊचिवानिदमुर्वीशः सदः संहर्षयन्निव ॥१९॥