The
sudra, his arm decorated with turmeric powder, was embracing the prostitute. When
Ajamila saw her, the dormant lusty desires in his heart awakened, and in illusion he fell under their control.
It is said that if one's body is smeared with turmeric, it attracts the lusty desires of the opposite sex. The word
kama-liptena indicates that the
sudra was decorated with turmeric smeared on his body.