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Chapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit

Verse 8 of 36
SB 1.12.8

अंगुष्ठमात्रममलं स्फुरत्पुरटमौलिनम् अपीव्यदर्शनं श्यामं तडिद्वाससमच्युतम्

aṅguṣṭha-mātram amalaṁ sphurat-puraṭa-maulinam apīvyadarśanaṁ śyāmaṁ taḍidvāsasam acyutam

Synonyms

aṅguṣṭhaby the measure of a thumb; mātramonly; amalamtranscendental; sphuratblazing; puraṭagold; maulinamhelmet; apīvyavery beautiful; darśanamto look at; śyāmamblackish; taḍitlightning; vāsasamclothing; acyutamthe Infallible (Lord)..

Translation

He [the Lord] was only thumb high, but He was all transcendental. He had a very beautiful, blackish, infallible body, and He wore a dress of lightning yellow and a helmet of blazing gold. Thus He was seen by the child.

Verse 8 of 36
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