Canto 11, Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Verse 23 (SB 11.8.23)
SB 11.8.23 • मूल श्लोक

सा स्वैरिण्येकदा कान्तं सङ्केत उपनेष्यती । अभूत् काले बहिर्द्वारे बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम् ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

sā svairiṇy ekadā kāntaṁ saṅketa upaneṣyatī abhūt kāle bahir dvāre bibhratī rūpam uttamam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

sā — she; svairiṇī — the prostitute; ekadā — once; kāntam — a paying lover or a customer; saṅkete — into her house of sex; upaneṣyatī — to bring; abhūt — she stood; kāle — at night; bahiḥ — outside; dvāre — in the doorway; bibhratī — holding up; rūpam — her form; uttamam — most beautiful.

Translation

“Once that prostitute, desiring to bring a lover into her house, stood outside in the doorway at night showing her beautiful form.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda