Canto & Chapters
Prescribed Duties for Mankind (19 Chapters)
Chapter 160v
The History of the Life of Ajāmila
Chapter 244v
Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudūtas
Chapter 333v
Yamarāja Instructs His Messengers
Chapter 447v
The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajāpati Dakṣa
Chapter 540v
Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
Chapter 634v
The Progeny of the Daughters of Dakṣa
Chapter 733v
Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.
Chapter 835v
The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield
Chapter 949v
Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
Chapter 1028v
The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura
Chapter 1126v
The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura
Chapter 1233v
Vṛtrāsura’s Glorious Death
Chapter 1319v
King Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction
Chapter 1460v
King Citraketu’s Lamentation
Chapter 1522v
The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu
Chapter 1662v
King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord
Chapter 1738v
Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu
Chapter 1873v
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
Chapter 1924v
Performing the Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
Canto 6, Chapter 1
The History of the Life of Ajāmila
Verse 61 (SB 6.1.61)
SB 6.1.61 • मूल श्लोक
दृष्ट्वा तां कामलिप्तेन बाहुना परिरम्भिताम् । जगाम हृच्छयवशं सहसैव विमोहित: ॥ ६१ ॥
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvā tāṁ kāma-liptena bāhunā parirambhitām jagāma hṛc-chaya-vaśaṁ sahasaiva vimohitaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
dṛṣṭvā — by seeing; tām — her (the prostitute); kāma-liptena — decorated with turmeric to incite lusty desires; bāhunā — with the arm; parirambhitām — embraced; jagāma — went; hṛt-śaya — of lusty desires within the heart; vaśam — under the control; sahasā — suddenly; eva — indeed; vimohitaḥ — being illusioned.
Translation
“The śūdra, his arm decorated with turmeric powder, was embracing the prostitute. When Ajāmila saw her, the dormant lusty desires in his heart awakened, and in illusion he fell under their control.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaIt is said that if one’s body is smeared with turmeric, it attracts the lusty desires of the opposite sex. The word kāma-liptena indicates that the śūdra was decorated with turmeric smeared on his body.