Canto 7, Chapter 2

Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons

Verse 51 (SB 7.2.51)
SB 7.2.51 • मूल श्लोक

कुलिङ्गमिथुनं तत्र विचरत्समद‍ृश्यत । तयो: कुलिङ्गी सहसा लुब्धकेन प्रलोभिता ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

kuliṅga-mithunaṁ tatra vicarat samadṛśyata tayoḥ kuliṅgī sahasā lubdhakena pralobhitā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kuliṅga-mithunam — a pair of (male and female) birds known as kuliṅga; tatra — there (where the hunter was hunting); vicarat — wandering; samadṛśyata — he saw; tayoḥ — of the pair; kuliṅgī — the female bird; sahasā — suddenly; lubdhakena — by the hunter; pralobhitā — allured.

Translation

“While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kuliṅga birds. Of the two, the female was captivated by the hunter’s lure.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda