Text 27] Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami 1017

delicately formed. His eyes were beautifully wide, and his nose and ears
were highly raised. He had a very attractive face, and his neck was well
formed and beautiful like a conchshell.

PURPORT

A respectable personality is described beginning with the legs, and this
honored system is observed here with Sukadeva Gosvami. He was only
sixteen years of age. A person is honored for his achievements and not for
advanced age. A person can be older by experience and not by age. Sn
Sukadeva Gosvami, who is described herein as the son of Vyasadeva, was
by his knowledge more experienced than all the sages present there, al-
though he was only sixteen years old.

TEXT 27
faery = TyaHIaA-
ada afaeyet |
farrat | aaa faatolet
THANE 8—|—|-SAART TATA UII

nigudha-jatrum prthu-tunga-vaksasam
avarta-nabhim vali-valgudaram ca

dig-ambaram vaktra-vikirna-kegsam
pralamba-bahum svamarottamabham

nigudha—covered; jatrum—collarbone; prthu—broad; tuiga—swollen;
vaksasam—chest; avarta—whirled; nabhim—navel; vali-valgu—striped;
udaram— abdomen; ca—also; dik-ambaram—dressed by all directions (naked);
vaktra—curled; vikirna—scattered; kesam—hair; pralamba—elongated;
bahum—hands; su-amara-uttama—the best amongst the gods (Krsna);
abham—hue.

TRANSLATION

His collarbone was fleshy, his chest broad and thick, his navel deep and
his abdomen beautifully striped. His arms were long, and curly hair was
strewn over his beautiful face. He was naked, and the hue of his body
reflected that of Lord Krsna.
