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stanadharadi-grahane

hrt-pritav api sambhramat

bahih krodho vyathitavat

proktam kuttamitam budhaih

SYNONYMS

stana—breasts; adhara—lips; adi—and so on; grahane—when capturing; hrt-pritau—satisfaction of the heart; api—even though; sambhramat—because of respectfulness; bahih—externally; krodhah—anger; vyathita—aggrieved; vat—as if; proktam—called; kuttamitam—the technical term kuttamita; budhaih—by learned scholars " ’When the border of Her sari and the cloth veiling Her face are caught, She externally appears offended and angry, but within Her heart She is very happy.

Learned scholars call this attitude kuttamita.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Ujjvala-nilamani (Anubhava-prakarana 49).