SB 6.14.53 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

स्तनद्वयं कुङ्कुमपङ्कमण्डितं निषिञ्चती साञ्जनबाष्पबिन्दुभि: । विकीर्य केशान् विगलत्स्रज: सुतं शुशोच चित्रं कुररीव सुस्वरम् ॥ ५३ ॥

Verse text

stana-dvayaṁ kuṅkuma-paṅka-maṇḍitaṁ niṣiṣcatī sāṣjana-bāṣpa-bindubhiḥ vikīrya keśān vigalat-srajaḥ sutaṁ śuśoca citraṁ kurarīva susvaram

Synonyms

stana — dvayam — her two breasts ; kuṅkuma — with kuṅkuma powder (which is generally sprayed on the breasts of women) ; paṅka — ointment ; maṇḍitam — decorated ; niṣiṣcatī — moistening ; sa — aṣjana — mixed with the eye ointment ; bāṣpa — of tears ; bindubhiḥ — by drops ; vikīrya — scattering ; keśān — hair ; vigalat — was falling down ; srajaḥ — on which the flower garland ; sutam — for her son ; śuśoca — lamented ; citram — variegated ; kurarī iva — like a kurarī bird ; su — svaram — in a very sweet voice .

Translation

The garland of flowers decorating the Queen’s head fell, and her hair scattered. Falling tears melted the collyrium on her eyes and moistened her breasts, which were covered with kuṅkuma powder. As she lamented the loss of her son, her loud crying resembled the sweet sound of a kurarī bird.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The garland of flowers decorating the Queen's head fell off, and her hair became scattered. Falling tears smeared the collyrium on her eyes and moistened her breasts, which were covered with kuṅkuma powder. She lamented the loss of her son like a wailing kurarī bird.