Text 24] The Characteristics of King Purafijana 1161
mouth is the instrument for acquiring knowledge by taste, for by chewing
an object and touching it with the tongue we can understand its taste. The
word sukapolam (nice forehead) indicates a clear brain capable of under-
standing things as they are. By intelligence one can set things in order. The
earrings set upon the two ears are placed there by the work of the intelli-
gence. Thus the ways of acquiring knowledge are described metaphorically.
TEXT 23
raat BURA qed TATA 1123
pisanga-nivim susronim
Syamam kanaka-mekhalam
padbhyam kvanadbhyam calantim
nipurair devatam iva
pisanga—yellow; nivim—garment; su-sronim—beautiful waist; syamam—
blackish; kanaka—golden; mekhalam—belt; padbhyam—with the feet;
kvanadbhyam—tinkling; calantim—walking; nipuraih—with ankle bells;
devatam—a denizen of the heavens; iva—like.
TRANSLATION
The waist and hips of the woman were very beautiful. She was dressed
in a yellow sari with a golden belt. While she walked, her ankle bells rang.
She appeared exactly like a denizen of the heavens.
PURPORT
This verse expresses the joyfulness of the mind upon seeing a woman
with raised hips and breasts dressed in an attractive sari and bedecked with
ornaments.
TEXT 24
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wat safraaIR AAT feat |
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stanau vyanjita-kaisorau
sama-vurttau nirantarau
