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ŚB 10.58.18

Devanagari

तामासाद्य वरारोहां सुद्विजां रुचिराननाम् ।
पप्रच्छ प्रेषित: सख्या फाल्गुन: प्रमदोत्तमाम् ॥ १८ ॥

Text

tām āsādya varārohāṁ
su-dvijāṁ rucirānanām
papraccha preṣitaḥ sakhyā
phālgunaḥ pramadottamām

Synonyms

tām — her; āsādya — approaching; varā — excellent; ārohām — whose hips; su — fine; dvijām — whose teeth; rucira — attractive; ānanām — whose face; papraccha — inquired; preṣitaḥ — sent; sakhyā — by his friend, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; phālgunaḥ — Arjuna; pramadā — the woman; uttamām — extraordinary.

Translation

Sent by his friend, Arjuna approached the exceptional young woman, who possessed beautiful hips, fine teeth and a lovely face, and inquired from her as follows.

Purport

Kṛṣṇa wanted Arjuna to see the deep devotion of this girl, and thus He urged him to make the initial inquiries.