Sukta 133

Mantra 1

खिलानि । विततौ किरणौ द्वौ तावा पिनष्टि पूरुषः । न वै कुमारि तत्तथा यथा कुमारि मन्यसे

Khila-verses. Two ‘rays’ are spread abroad; those two, even so, the man presses. Not truly, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou imaginest.

Mantra 2

मातुष्टे किरणौ द्वौ निवृत्तः पुरुषानृते । न वै कुमारि तत्तथा यथा कुमारि मन्यसे

From the mother, for thee, the two ‘rays’ are held back—through a man’s untruth. Not truly, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou imaginest.

Mantra 3

निगृह्य कर्णकौ द्वौ निरायच्छसि मध्यमे । न वै कुमारि तत्तथा यथा कुमारि मन्यसे

Holding down the two ‘little ears’, thou stretchest them forth in the middle. Not truly, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou imaginest.

Mantra 4

उत्तानायै शयानायै तिष्ठन्ती वाव गूहसि । न वै कमारि तत्तथा यथा कुमारि मन्यसे

For her that lies supine, for her that lies down, standing—surely—thou concealest (it). Not truly, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou imaginest.

Mantra 5

श्लक्ष्णायां श्लक्ष्णिकायां श्लक्ष्णमेवाव गूहसि । न वै कुमारि तत्तथा यथा कुमारि मन्यसे

In the smooth, in the smooth-lined place, the smooth indeed thou hidest away within. Not verily, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou deemest.

Mantra 6

अवश्लक्ष्णमिव भ्रंशदन्तर्लोममति ह्रदे। न वै कुमारि तत्तथा यथा कुमारि मन्यसे

As though unsmooth, slipping away—within, hair beyond, in the heart: not verily, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou deemest.