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SB 1.12.8

aṅguṣṭha-mātram amalaṁ

sphurat-puraṭa-maulinam

apīvya-darśanaṁ śyāmaṁ

taḍid vāsasam acyutam
aṅguṣṭha-by the measure of a thumb; mātram-only; amalam-transcendental; sphurat-blazing; puraṭa-gold; maulinam-helmet; apīvya-very beautiful; darśanam-to look at; śyāmam-blackish; taḍit-lightning; vāsasam-clothing; acyutam-the Infallible (the Lord).





He [the Lord] was only thumb high, but He was all transcendental. He had a very beautiful, blackish, infallible body, and He wore a dress of lightning yellow and a helmet of blazing gold. Thus He was seen by the child.