Text 11] The Activities of Maharaja Agnidhra 95

kim—what; sambhrtam—filled; rucirayoh—very beautiful: dvija—O
brahmana; srngayoh—within two horns; te—your; madhye—in the
middle; krsah—thin; vahasi—you are carrying; yatra—wherein;
drsih—eyes; Srita—attached; me—my; parikah—powder; arunah—
red; surabhih—fragrant; dtma-visane—on the two horns; idrk—such;
yena—by which; asramam—place of residence; su-bhaga—O most for-
tunate one; me—my; surabhi-karosi—you are perfuming.

TRANSLATION

Agnidhra then praised Puarvacitti’s raised breasts. He said: My
dear brahmana your waist is very thin, yet with great difficulty you
are carefully carrying two horns, to which my eyes have become at-
tracted. What is filling those two beautiful horns? You seem to
have spread fragrant red powder upon them, powder that is like
the rising morning sun. O most fortunate one, I beg to inquire
where you have gotten this fragrant powder that is perfuming my
asrama, my place of residence.

PURPORT

Agnidhra appreciated Pirvacitti’s raised breasts. After seeing the
girl’s breasts, he became almost mad. Nevertheless, he could not recog-
nize whether Pirvacitti was a boy or a girl, for as a result of his
austerity, he saw no distinction between the two. He therefore addressed
her with the word dviya, ‘‘O brahmana.” Yet why should a dvija, a
braéhmana boy, have horns on his chest? Because the boy’s waist was
thin, Agnidhra thought, he was carrying the horns with great difficulty,
and therefore they must be filled with something very valuable. Other-
wise why would he carry them? When a woman’s waist is thin and her
breasts are full, she looks very attractive. Agnidhra, his eyes attracted.
contemplated the heavy breasts on the girl’s thin body and imagined how
her back must sustain them. Agnidhra imagined that her raised breasts
were two horns she had covered with cloth so that others would not see
the valuables within them. Agnidhra, however, was very anxious to see
them. Therefore he requested, ““Please uncover them so that | can see
what you are carrying. Rest assured that | shall not take it away. If you
