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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.17
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- divi-spṛśau hema-kirīṭa-koṭibhir
- niruddha-kāṣṭhau sphurad-aṅgadā-bhujau
- gāṁ kampayantau caraṇaiḥ pade pade
- kaṭyā sukāñcyārkam atītya tasthatuḥ
divitouching the sky-spṛśautouching the sky — touching the sky; hemagolden — golden; kirīṭaof their helmets — of their helmets; koṭibhiḥwith the crests — with the crests; niruddhablocked — blocked; kāṣṭhauthe directions — the directions; sphuratbrilliant — brilliant; aṅgadābracelets — bracelets; bhujauon whose arms — on whose arms; gāmthe earth — the earth; kampayantaushaking — shaking; caraṇaiḥwith their feet — with their feet; padeat every step padeat every step — at every step; kaṭyāwith their waists — with their waists; suwith beautiful decorated belts-kāñcyāwith beautiful decorated belts — with beautiful decorated belts; arkamthe sun — the sun; atītyasurpassing — surpassing; tasthatuḥthey stood — they stood.
Their bodies became so tall that they seemed to kiss the sky with the crests of their gold crowns. They blocked the view of all directions and while walking shook the earth at every step. Their arms were adorned with brilliant bracelets, and they stood as if covering the sun with their waists, which were bound with excellent and beautiful girdles.
In the demoniac way of civilization, people are interested in getting a body constructed in such a way that when they walk on the street the earth will tremble and when they stand it will appear that they cover the sun and the vision of the four directions. If a race appears strong in body, their country is materially considered to be among the highly advanced nations of the world.