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Chapter 21: Conversation Between Manu and Kardama

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SB 3.21.9

स तं विरजमर्काभं सितपद्मोत्पलस्रजम् स्निग्धनीलालकव्रात वक्त्राब्जं विरजो ऽम्बरम्

sa taṁ virajam arkābhaṁ sita-padmotpala-srajam snigdha-nīlālaka-vrāta- vaktrābjaṁ virajo 'mbaram

Synonyms

saḥthat Kardama Muni; tamHim; virajamwithout contamination; arka-ābhameffulgent like the sun; sitawhite; padmalotuses; utpalawater lilies; srajamgarland; snigdhaslick; nīlablackish-blue; alakaof locks of hair; vrātaan abundance; vaktraface; abjamlotuslike; virajaḥspotless; ambaramclothing..

Translation

Kardama Muni saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is free from material contamination, in His eternal form, effulgent like the sun, wearing a garland of white lotuses and water lilies. The Lord was clad in spotless yellow silk, and His lotus face was fringed with slick dark locks of curly hair.

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