Canto 3, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 25 (SB 3.23.25)
SB 3.23.25 • मूल श्लोक

अङ्गं च मलपङ्केन संछन्नं शबलस्तनम् । आविवेश सरस्वत्या: सर: शिवजलाशयम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

aṅgam — body; ca — and; mala-paṅkena — with dirt; sañchannam — covered; śabala — discolored; stanam — breasts; āviveśa — she entered; sarasvatyāḥ — of the river Sarasvatī; saraḥ — the lake; śiva — sacred; jala — waters; āśayam — containing.

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda