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3. The sagacious hero gradually recognized him. First, he remarked 

 a mass of light; then, perceived an organic shape ; next, discerned the 

 human form ; and, lastly, knew him to be Na'rada. 



4. Who, gray like a heap of levigated camphor, clearly resem- 

 bled for a moment (whilst close under vast fresh clouds,) Sambhu 

 whitened with ashes, and clad in the skin of a mighty elephant 

 thrown over Qiis shoulder]. 



5. Who, shining like the Moon in the sultry season, and wearing 

 braided locks, yellow as cream, and splendid like the filaments of the 

 lotus, resembled the king of mountains covered with multitudes of 

 twining plants that thrive in the region of snow. 



6. Who, brilliantly white, girt with a yellow cord made of hya- 

 cinthoid alectris, and clad in the skin of a black antelope, shining like 

 antimony, mocked the person of the hero, conspicuous by his black 

 apparel, fastened to a golden cord, 



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7- Who, white as snow, and wearing for a scarf a string made of 

 the fibres of climbing plants, gathered from the golden soil, and long 

 like the down on the body of the king of birds, resembled a cloud 

 streaked with flashes of lightning, in the season in which clouds be- 

 come unfrequent. 



