80 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 1

pitva ca madhu maireyam

madaghirnita-netraya

mattaya vislathan-nivya
vyapetam nirapatrapam

kridantam anugdyantam
hasantam anayantike

ekadad—once upon a time; asau—this Ajamila; vanam yatah—went
to the forest; pitr—of his father; sandesa—the order; krt—carrying out;
dvijah—the brdhmana; ddaya—collecting; tatah—from the forest;
durttah—returning; phala-puspa—fruits and flowers; samit-kusan—
two kinds of grass, known as samit and kusa; dadarsa—saw;
kaminam—very lusty; kaficit—someone; sidram—a fourth-class man,
a Stidra; saha—along with; bhujisyaya—an ordinary maidservant or
prostitute; pitua—after drinking; ca—also; © madhu—nectar;
maireyam—made of the soma flower; mada—by intoxication; aghir-
nita—moving; netraya—her eyes; mattayd—intoxicated; vislathat-
nivya—whose dress was slackened; vyapetam—fallen from proper
behavior; nirapatrapam—without fear of public opinion; kridantam—
engaged in enjoyment; anugdyantam—singing; hasantam—smiling;
anaya—with her; antike—close by.

TRANSLATION

Once this brahmana Ajamila, following the order of his father,
went to the forest to collect fruit, flowers and two kinds of grass,
called samit and kuéa. On the way home, he came upon a Sidra, a
very lusty, fourth-class man, who was shamelessly embracing and
kissing a prostitute. The Sidra was smiling, singing and enjoying
as if this were proper behavior. Both the Sidra and the prostitute
were drunk. The prostitute’s eyes were rolling in intoxication, and
her dress had become loose. Such was the condition in which
Ajamila saw them.

PURPORT

While traveling along the public way, Ajamila came upon a fourth-
class man and a prostitute, who are vividly described here. Drunkenness
