Shloka 10
Āgnīdhra Meets Pūrvacitti and Begets the Nine Sons of Jambūdvīpa
वाचं परं चरणपञ्जरतित्तिरीणांब्रह्मन्नरूपमुखरां शृणवाम तुभ्यम् । लब्धा कदम्बरुचिरङ्कविटङ्कबिम्बेयस्यामलातपरिधि: क्व च वल्कलं ते ॥ १० ॥
vācaṁ paraṁ caraṇa-pañjara-tittirīṇāṁ brahmann arūpa-mukharāṁ śṛṇavāma tubhyam labdhā kadamba-rucir aṅka-viṭaṅka-bimbe yasyām alāta-paridhiḥ kva ca valkalaṁ te
ஓ பிராமணரே, உன் பாத நுபுரங்களின் இனிய ஒலியே எனக்குக் கேட்கிறது; அந்த நுபுரங்களுக்குள் தித்திரி பறவைகள் கீச்சிடுவது போலச் சத்தம், ஆனால் அவற்றின் உருவம் தெரியவில்லை. கடம்ப மலர் நிறமுடைய உன் அழகிய வட்டமான இடுப்பைப் பார்த்தால், உன் இடையைச் சுற்றி எரியும் சாம்பல் வளையம் போல ஒளிரும் மேகலை தெரிகிறது. ஆனால் உன் வல்கல ஆடை எங்கே? நீ ஆடை அணிவதையே மறந்ததுபோல் உள்ளது.
With lusty desires to see Pūrvacitti, Āgnīdhra especially gazed upon the girl’s attractive hips and waist. When a man looks upon a woman with such lusty desires, he is captivated by her face, her breasts and her waist, for a woman first attracts a man to fulfill his sexual desires by the beautiful features of her face, by the beautiful slope of her breasts and also by her waist. Pūrvacitti was dressed in fine yellow silk, and therefore her hips looked like kadamba flowers. Because of her belt, her waist seemed to be encircled by burning cinders. She was fully dressed, but Āgnīdhra had become so lusty that he asked, “Why have you come naked?”
FAQs
This verse praises speech that is rooted in shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet—formless in a material sense, yet spiritually potent and resonant, meant to awaken devotion.
The image indicates protection and dependence: like birds safe within a cage, the speaker’s words become fearless, pure, and powerful when they arise from devotion to the Lord.
Choose spiritual listening and speaking that is anchored in devotion—hear Bhagavatam from sincere sources and let your own words become guided by humility, purity, and remembrance of God.