Canto 3, Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Verse 32 (SB 3.20.32)
SB 3.20.32 • मूल श्लोक

अहो रूपमहो धैर्यमहो अस्या नवं वय: । मध्ये कामयमानानामकामेव विसर्पति ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda