Text 21] Mohini-marti Bewilders Lord Siva 123

kundala—earrings; ullasat—shining; kapola—cheeks; nila—bluish;
alaka—with hair; mandita—was decorated; dnanam—face.

TRANSLATION

The woman’s face was decorated by broad, beautiful, restless
eyes, which moved as the ball bounced here and there from Her
hand. The two brilliant earrings on Her ears decorated Her shin-
ing cheeks like bluish reflections, and the hair scattered on Her
face made Her even more beautiful to see.

TEXT 21

WIE TRE TAT 3 fea

THM TSM Fey |
fafrrieyaty =| - eas

fret | AIRTAPET 12211
Slathad dukiilam kabarim ca vicyutam

sannahyatim vdma-karena valguna
vinighnatim anya-karena kandukam
vimohayantim jagad-dtma-mdayaya

slathat—slipping or slackening; dukiilam—the sari; kabarim ca—
and the hair on the head; vicyutam—being slackened and scattered;
sannahyatim—trying to bind; vdma-karena—with the left hand;
valgunad—very beautifully attractive; vinighnatim—striking; anya-
karena—with the right hand; kandukam—the ball; vimohayantim—in
this way captivating everyone; jagat—the whole world; dtma-mayaya—
by the spiritual potency, the internal energy.

TRANSLATION

As She played with the ball, the sari covering Her body became
loose, and Her hair scattered. She tried to bind Her hair with Her
beautiful left hand, and at the same time She played with the ball
by striking it with Her right hand. This was so attractive that the
