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SB 1.12.8

Devanāgarī

अङ्गुष्ठमात्रममलं स्फुरत्पुरटमौलिनम् । अपीव्यदर्शनं श्यामं तडिद्वाससमच्युतम् ॥ ८ ॥

Text

aṅguṣṭha-mātram amalaṁ sphurat-puraṭa-maulinam apīvya-darśanaṁ śyāmaṁ taḍid vāsasam acyutam

Synonyms

aṅguṣṭha—by the measure of a thumb;mātram—only;amalam—transcendental;sphurat—blazing;puraṭa—gold;maulinam—helmet;apīvya—very beautiful;darśanam—to look at;śyāmam—blackish;taḍit—lightning;vāsasam—clothing;acyutam—the Infallible (the Lord).

Translation

He [the Lord] was only thumb high, but He was all transcendental. He had a very beautiful, blackish, infallible body, and He wore a dress of lightning yellow and a helmet of blazing gold. Thus He was seen by the child.

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