Text 19] The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-marti 15

tam—unto Her; sri-sakhim —appearing like a personal associate of the
goddess of fortune; kanaka-kundala—with golden earrings; caéru—very
beautiful; karna—ears; ndsa—nose; kapola—cheeks; vadanam —face;
para-devata-akhyam—the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead,
appearing in that form; sarmmviksya —looking at Her; sammumuhuh—all
of them became enchanted; utsmita—slightly smiling; viksanena—
glancing over them; deva-asurah—all the demigods and demons;
vigalita-stana-pattika-antam—the border of the sari on the breasts
moved slightly.

TRANSLATION

Her attractive nose and cheeks and Her ears, adorned with
golden earrings, made Her face very beautiful. As She moved, Her
saris border on Her breasts moved slightly aside. When the
demigods and demons saw these beautiful features of Mohini-
miurti, who was glancing at them and slightly smiling, they were all
completely enchanted.

PURPORT

Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks here that Mohini-mirti
is the Supreme Personality of Godhead in a feminine form and that the
goddess of fortune is Her associate. This form assumed by the Per-
sonality of Godhead challenged the goddess of fortune. The goddess of
fortune is beautiful, but if the Lord accepts the form of a woman, He
surpasses the goddess of fortune in beauty. It is not that the goddess of
fortune, being female, is the most beautiful. The Lord is so beautiful that
He can excel any beautiful goddess of fortune by assuming a female
form.

TEXT 19

nial GIR avis Tay |
1a STASIGTA? ASI
asuranadm sudha-danam
sarpanam iva durnayam
matvé jati-nrsamsanam

na tar vyabhajad acyutah
