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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.24
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 24
- sā tad bhartuḥ samādāya
- vacaḥ kuvalayekṣaṇā
- sarajaṁ bibhratī vāso
- veṇī-bhūtāṁś ca mūrdhajān
sāshe — she; tatthen — then; bhartuḥof her husband — of her husband; samādāyaaccepting — accepting; vacaḥthe words — the words; kuvalayathe lotus-eyed-īkṣaṇāthe lotus-eyed — the lotus-eyed; sadirty-rajamdirty — dirty; bibhratīwearing — wearing; vāsaḥclothing — clothing; veṇīmatted-bhūtānmatted — matted; caand — and; mūrdhahair-jānhair — hair.
The lotus-eyed Devahūti accepted the order of her husband. Because of her dirty dress and the locks of matted hair on her head, she did not look very attractive.
It appears that Devahūti's hair had remained uncombed for many years and had become complicated in tangles. In other words, she neglected her bodily dress and comforts to engage in the service of her husband.