Text 3] The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-marti 3

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing the beautiful woman, the demons said, ‘‘Alas, how
wonderful is Her beauty, how wonderful the luster of Her body,
and how wonderful the beauty of Her youthful age!’’ Speaking in
this way, they quickly approached Her, full of lusty desires to en-
joy Her, and began to inquire from Her in many ways.

TEXT 3

BLS RATE Fat aT FS PTH |
BAMA Tq TAS Ada AHA aT HN 3 UI

ka tvam kanja-palasaksi
kuto va kim cikirsasi

kasyasi vada vamoru
mathnativa manamsi nah

ka—who; tvuam—are You; kafja-palasa-aksi—having eyes like the
petals of a lotus; kutah—from where; va—either; kim cikirsasi—what is
the purpose for which You have come here; kasya—of whom; asi—do
You belong; vada—kindly tell us; vama-iru—O You whose thighs are
extraordinarily beautiful; mathnati—agitating; iva—like; manamsi—
within our minds; nah—our.

TRANSLATION

O wonderfully beautiful girl, You have such nice eyes, resem-
bling the petals of a lotus flower. Who are You? Where do You
come from? What is Your purpose in coming here, and to whom
do You belong? O You whose thighs are extraordinarily beautiful,
our minds are becoming agitated simply because of seeing You.

PURPORT

The demons inquired from the wonderfully beautiful girl, ““To whom
do You belong?” A woman is supposed to belong to her father before her

marriage, to her husband after her marriage, and to her grown sons in
