Text 30] Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura 781

eyes; kdfici-kalapa —with a girdle made of golden ornaments; vilasalt—shin-
ing; dukiila—by fine cloth; channa—covered; rodhasam—having hips.

TRANSLATION

The body given up by Brahma took the form of the evening twilight,
when the day and night meet, a time which kindles passion. The asuras,
who are passionate by nature, dominated as they are by the element of
rajas, took it for a damsel, whose lotus feet resounded with the tinkling of
anklets, whose eyes were wide with intoxication and whose hips were
covered by fine cloth, over which shone a girdle.

PURPORT

As early morning is the period for spiritual cultivation, so the beginning
of evening is the period for passion. Demoniac men are generally very fond
of sex enjoyment; therefore they very much appreciate the approach of
evening. The demons took the approach of the evening twilight to be a
beautiful woman, and they began to adore her in various ways. They
imagined the twilight to be a very beautiful woman with tinkling bangles
on her feet, a girdle on her hips, and beautiful breasts, and for their sexual
satisfaction they imagined the appearance of this beautiful girl before
them.

TEXT 30
TUMATPOMIRANATT |
gaat afast Rarqeradtorratrany (13°11

anyonya-slesayottunga-
nirantara-payodharam

sundsani sudvijam snigdha-
hasa-lilavalokanadm

anyonya—to each other; slesaya—because of clinging; ultuiga—raised;
nirantara—without intervening space; payah-dharam—breasts; su-ndsam—
shapely nose; su-dvijam—beautiful teeth; snigdha—lovely; hdsa—smile;
lila-avalokandm —sportful glance.

TRANSLATION

Her breasts projected upwards because of their clinging to each other,
and they were too contiguous to admit any intervening space. She had a
