926 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 23

PURPORT

Asavam is an Ayur-vedic medical preparation; it is not a liquor. It is
especially made from drugs and is meant to improve metabolism for the
healthy condition of the body.

TEXT 30

Te aa afiat fay |
fai sreTerad SnfAgaThTAy 11201!

athadarse svam adtmanam
sragvinam virajambaram

virajam krta-svasty-ayanam
kanyabhir bahu-manitam

atha—then; ddarse—in a mirror; svam atmadnam—her own reflection;
srak-vinam—adorned with a garland; viraja—unsullied; ambarum—robes;
virajam—freed from all bodily dirt; krta-svasti-ayanam—decorated with
auspicious marks; kanyabhih—by the maids; bahu-manitam—very respect-
fully served.

TRANSLATION

Then in a mirror she beheld her own reflection. Her body was completely
freed from all dirt, and she was adorned with a garland. Dressed in unsullied
robes and decorated with auspicious marks of tilaka, she was served very
respectfully by the maids.

TEXT 31

ead gafaecard aataenefiag |
fraitd saftd HacMMATT TTL 22

snatam krta-sirah-snanam
sarvabharana-bhiisitam

niska-grivam valayinam
kiijat-kaficana-nipuram

snatam—bathed; krta-sirah—including the head; sndnam—bathing; sarva—
all over; dbharana—with ornaments; bhiisitam—decorated; niska—a gold
