SB 1.12.8

Srimad-Bhagavatam - First Canto - Chapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit

SB 1.12.7 - SB 1.12.9

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

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.

SB 1.12.7 - SB 1.12.9