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like feet, like the young ones of sesa gathered out of due keenness (to lend him a helping hand in the task ) of bearing her burden,
1047. Having a pair of feet coloured red with an ample (pajjatta ) application of the red-lac dye, looking as if the red lustre of the jewels on the hoods of the Lord of snakes clings (to her feet) placed on them,
1048. Being borne along by royal swans, as if by the hoodcoils of Sesa, collected by the jingle of anklets on her feet resounding at her graceful gliding (gait),
1049. Wearing a cluster-band of brilliant rays, emitted by the golden (iriņa) girdle and lustrous like the (Boar's ) reddishbrown mane clinging (to her), when lifted and placed on His shoulders by (Vişnu, who became ) the Boar for the ( laudable ) purpose (of saving the Earth from deluge ),
1050. Being waited upon by people whose images are being reflected back from her jewelled girdle, ( appearing) as if they are engaged in the operations of climbing and digging up ( uddalana ).
1051. Looking lovely (sahamtiņ) with the deep cavity of her navel, the mark of indentation, as it were, left by the tusk of ( Vişnu, who became ) the Boar for the cause of salvaging the Earth ) and (characterised) by the (uprising) hair-line (on the stomach), giving the impression of a column of darkness bursting out ( through the hole of the navel ) from the nether world,
1052. Revealing her belly undulating with the lovely ( ahirāma) wave-like skin-folds, which were plough-furrows (siramagga) as it were, making way for (Sitā), the beloved of Rāma, to come out (of the earth), having stayed ( alive and ) intact inside to this day,
1053. Appearing charming with her waist-region marked by the waves of her hair-line (on the belly) blending with the necklaces of gems (on the bosom ), like the Gangetic stream mingling with that of Yamunā,
1054. Showing, with the puffs (caya ) of chowries tossed over (her) by female attendants of flashing (paripphuranāņa) loveliness, the coiling clusters of the roots of trees, as it were, manifested within (her body),
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