Canto 9, Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Verse 11 (SB 9.20.11)
SB 9.20.11 • मूल श्लोक

का त्वं कमलपत्राक्षि कस्यासि हृदयङ्गमे । किंस्विच्चिकीर्षितं तत्र भवत्या निर्जने वने ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

kā tvaṁ kamala-patrākṣi kasyāsi hṛdayaṅ-game kiṁ svic cikīrṣitaṁ tatra bhavatyā nirjane vane

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kā — who; tvam — are you; kamala-patra-akṣi — O beautiful woman with eyes like the petals of a lotus; kasya asi — with whom are you related; hṛdayam-game — O most beautiful one, pleasing to the heart; kim svit — what kind of business; cikīrṣitam — is being thought of; tatra — there; bhavatyāḥ — by you; nirjane — solitary; vane — in the forest.

Translation

“O beautiful lotus-eyed woman, who are you? Whose daughter are you? What purpose do you have in this solitary forest? Why are you staying here?”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda