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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 32 of 53
SB 3.20.32

अहो रूपमहो धैर्यमहो अस्या नवं वयः मध्ये कामयमानानामकामेव विसर्पति

aho rūpam aho dhairyam aho asyā navaṁ vayaḥ madhye kāmayamānānām akāmeva visarpati

Synonyms

aho—oh; rūpam—what beauty; aho—oh; dhairyam—what self-control; aho—oh; asyāḥ—her; navam—budding; vayaḥ—youth; madhye—in the midst; kāmayamānānām—of those passionately longing for; akāmā—free from passion; iva—like; visarpati—walking with us..

Translation

The demons praised her: Oh, what a beauty! What rare self-control! What a budding youth! In the midst of us all, who are passionately longing for her, she is moving about like one absolutely free from passion.

Verse 32 of 53