SB 11.8.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 8: The Story of Pińgalā

SB 11.8.22

SB 11.8.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

sā svairiṇy ekadā kāntaṁ
saṅketa upaneṣyatī
abhūt kāle bahir dvāre
bibhratī rūpam uttamam

SYNONYMS

sā—she; svairiṇī—the prostitute; ekadā—once; kāntam—a paying lover or a customer; saṅkete—into her house of sex; upaneṣyatī—to bring; abhūt—she stood; kāle—at night; bahiḥ—outside; dvāre—in the doorway; bibhratī—holding up; rūpam—her form; uttamam—most beautiful.

TRANSLATION

Once that prostitute, desiring to bring a lover into her house, stood outside in the doorway at night showing her beautiful form.