TEXT 25
vaktram na te vitilakam malinam viharsam
samrambha-bhimam avimrstam apeta-ragam
pasye stanav api sucopahatau sujatau
bimbadharam vigata-kunkuma-panka-ragam
SYNONYMS
vaktramface; nanever; teyour; vitilakamwithout being decorated; malinamunclean; viharsammorose; samrambhawith anger; bhimamdangerous; avimrstamwithout luster; apeta-ragamwithout affection; pasyeI have seen; stanauyour breasts; apialso; suca-upahatauwet because of your tears; su-jatauso nice; bimba-adharamred lips; vigatawithout; kunkuma-pankasaffron; ragamcolor.
TRANSLATION
My dear wife, until this day I have never seen your face without tilaka decorations, nor have I seen you so morose and without luster or affection. Nor have I seen your two nice breasts wet with tears from your eyes. Nor have I ever before seen your lips, which are ordinarily as red as the bimba fruit, without their reddish hue.
PURPORT
Every woman looks very beautiful when decorated with tilaka and vermillion. A woman generally becomes very attractive when her lips are colored with reddish saffron or vermillion. But when ones consciousness and intelligence are without any brilliant thoughts about Krsna, they become morose and lusterless, so much so that one cannot derive any benefit despite sharp intelligence.

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