Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.15.17
Sthāna· The universe in orderYouthful Beauty and the Quality Śyāmā
“Everlastingly beautiful and youthful women, who were dressed with clean garments, glittered in the city like fires with flames. They all possessed the quality of śyāmā.”
What the purport teaches
- The women in the city were everlastingly beautiful and youthful. Dressed in clean garments, they glittered like fires with flames.
- They all possessed the quality of śyāmā. The purport explains this term by citing Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura.
- A śyāmā woman's body is very warm during winter and cool during summer. The description also includes generally very firm breasts.
Try this today
Make a short vocabulary note for śyāmā using the purport's explanation.
Ask yourself
How does the purport clarify a word that might otherwise be unfamiliar?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.