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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.12.8
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
- aṅguṣṭha-mātram amalaṁ
- sphurat-puraṭa-maulinam
- apīvya-darśanaṁ śyāmaṁ
- taḍid vāsasam acyutam
aṅguṣṭhaby the measure of a thumb — by the measure of a thumb; mātramonly — only; amalamtranscendental — transcendental; sphuratblazing — blazing; puraṭagold — gold; maulinamhelmet — helmet; apīvyavery beautiful — very beautiful; darśanamto look at — to look at; śyāmamblackish — blackish; taḍitlightning — lightning; vāsasamclothing — clothing; acyutamthe Infallible (the Lord) — the Infallible (the Lord).
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.