Verse Text
kharatātra nakhāgrāṇāṁ dhanur āndolitā bhruvoḥ |
radānāṁ raṣjanaṁ rāga-cūrṇair ity ādi ceṣṭitam ||317||
Translation
At the beginning of youth, the activities consist of sharpening His nails, quivering of His bow-like eye brows, and staining the teeth with dyes.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
In order to convey the particular beauty of this age, there is a description of adopting the local customs, such as letting the finger nails grow sharp and coloring the teeth. But it should be understood that at this time the exquisite beauty of such sharp nails and teeth which deride the charm of crown jewels appears spontaneously, and thus they are not included in the list of his accoutrements (which are consciously prepared). The eye brows are like two quivering bows.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Sometimes the gopīs would think about His soft nails, His moving eyebrows and His teeth, which were catechu-colored from chewing pan.