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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.28
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 28
- śyāmaṁ sadāpīvya-vayo-'ṅga-lakṣmyā
- strīṇāṁ mano-jñaṁ rucira-smitena
- pratyutthitās te munayaḥ svāsanebhyas
- tal-lakṣaṇa-jñā api gūḍha-varcasam
śyāmamblackish — blackish; sadāalways — always; apīvyaexcessively — excessively; vayaḥage — age; aṅgasymptoms — symptoms; lakṣmyāby the opulence of — by the opulence of; strīṇāmof the fair sex — of the fair sex; manaḥattractive-jñamattractive — attractive; rucirabeautiful — beautiful; smitenasmiling — smiling; pratyutthitāḥstood up — stood up; teall of them — all of them; munayaḥthe great sages — the great sages; svaown — own; āsanebhyaḥfrom the seats — from the seats; tatthose — those; lakṣaṇaexpert in the art of physiognomy-jñāḥexpert in the art of physiognomy — expert in the art of physiognomy; apieven — even; gūḍhacovered glories-varcasamcovered glories — covered glories.
He was blackish and very beautiful due to his youth. Because of the glamor of his body and his attractive smiles, he was pleasing to women. Though he tried to cover his natural glories, the great sages present there were all expert in the art of physiognomy, and so they honored him by rising from their seats.