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Chapter 23: Devahūti's Lamentation

Verse 25 of 54
SB 3.23.25

अंगं च मलपंकेन संछन्नं शबलस्तनम् आविवेश सरस्वत्याः सरः शिवजलाशयम्

aṅgaṁ ca mala-paṅkena sañchannaṁ śabala-stanam āviveśa sarasvatyāḥ saraḥ śiva-jalāśayam

Synonyms

aṅgambody; caand; mala-paṅkenawith dirt; sañchannamcovered; śabaladiscolored; stanambreasts; āviveśashe entered; sarasvatyāḥof the River Sarasvatī; saraḥthe lake; śivasacred; jalawaters; āśayamcontaining..

Translation

Her body was coated with a thick layer of dirt, and her breasts were discolored. She dove, however, into the lake, which contained the sacred waters of the Sarasvatī.

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