Ādi-līlā

Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

Verse 70 of 111
Cc Ādi 16.70

সুন্দর শরীর যৈছে ভূষণে ভূষিত এক শ্বেতকুষ্ঠে যৈছে করযে বিগীত

सुन्दर शरीर यैछे भूषणे भूषित एक श्वेतकुष्ठे यैछे करये विगीत

sundara śarīra yaiche bhūṣaṇe bhūṣita eka śveta-kuṣṭhe yaiche karaye vigīta

Synonyms

sundarabeautiful; śarīrabody; yaicheas; bhūṣaṇewith ornaments; bhūṣitadecorated; ekaone; śveta-kuṣṭhewith a white spot of leprosy; yaicheas; karayeis made; vigītaabominable..

Translation

"One's beautiful body may be decorated with jewels, but one spot of white leprosy makes the entire body abominable.

Purport

The great sage Bharata Muni, an authority on poetic metaphor, has given his opinion in this connection as follows.

Verse 70 of 111
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