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Part Two · Chapter 7

Jagadānanda — The Bliss of All Worlds

Unit 14 of 142.7.1–2.7.157141 source entries

2.7.1

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श्री-सरूप उवाच— एवꣳ यत् परमꣳ साध्यꣳ परमꣳ साधनꣳ च यत् । तद् विचार्याधुना ब्रह्मन् स्वयꣳ निश्चीयताꣳ त्वया

śrī-sarūpa uvāca— evaṁ yat paramaṁ sādhyaṁ paramaṁ sādhanaṁ ca yat | tad vicāryādhunā brahman svayaṁ niścīyatāṁ tvayā

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Sri Sarupa said: O brahmana, please consider all this and decide what is the goal of life and the best way to attain it.

2.7.2

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मथुरा-ब्राह्मण-श्रेष्ठ माद्वत् प्राप्यꣳ त्वयापि तत् । सर्वꣳ देव्याः प्रसादेन प्राप्तम् एवेति मन्यताम्

mathurā-brāhmaṇa-śreṣṭha mādvat prāpyaṁ tvayāpi tat | sarvaṁ devyāḥ prasādena prāptam eveti manyatām

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O best of Mathura brahmanas, by the grace of the goddess you also may attain all that I have attained.

2.7.3

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वर्तते चावशिष्टꣳ यत् भूत-प्रायꣳ च विद्धि तत् । वीक्ष्ये कृपा-भरꣳ तस्य व्यक्तꣳ भगवतस् त्वयि

vartate cāvaśiṣṭaṁ yat bhūta-prāyaṁ ca viddhi tat | vīkṣye kṛpā-bharaṁ tasya vyaktaṁ bhagavatas tvayi

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Know that what you have not attained you will attain. I will see the Lord bestow His great mercy on you.

2.7.4

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पश्य यश् चात्मनस् तस्य तदीयानाम् अपि ध्रुवम् । वृत्तꣳ परम-गोप्यꣳ तत् सर्वꣳ ते कथितꣳ मया

paśya yaś cātmanas tasya tadīyānām api dhruvam | vṛttaṁ parama-gopyaṁ tat sarvaṁ te kathitaṁ mayā

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I have told you the most confidential secrets of the Lord, His devotees, and myself.

2.7.5-7

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निज-भाव-विशेषश् च भगवच्-चरणाश्रयः । न प्रकाशयितुꣳ योग्यो ह्रिया स्व-मनसे’पि यः जाते दशा-विशेषे च वृत्तꣳ स्व-पर-विस्मृतेः । विशेस-ज्ञान-रहित्यान् नानुभूतꣳ यदात्मना तत् तत् सर्वम् इदꣳ तेन कृष्णेनाविश्य मे हृदि । निःसारितम् इवायातꣳ बलाद् वक्त्रे त्वद्-अग्रतः

nija-bhāva-viśeṣaś ca bhagavac-caraṇāśrayaḥ | na prakāśayituṁ yogyo hriyā sva-manase’pi yaḥ jāte daśā-viśeṣe ca vṛttaṁ sva-para-vismṛteḥ | viśesa-jñāna-rahityān nānubhūtaṁ yadātmanā tat tat sarvam idaṁ tena kṛṣṇenāviśya me hṛdi | niḥsāritam ivāyātaṁ balād vaktre tvad-agrataḥ

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Everything of the highest love for the Lord's lotus feet, which I am embarrassed to reveal even in my own heart, and which is so confidential I myself do not know of it directly, in your presence has come from my mouth, for the Lord entered my heart and forced it out.

2.7.8

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भवतश् चात्र विश्वासो नितराꣳ समपद्यत । लक्षणैर् लक्षितश् चायꣳ मया शीघ्र-फल-प्रदः

bhavataś cātra viśvāso nitarāṁ samapadyata | lakṣaṇair lakṣitaś cāyaṁ mayā śīghra-phala-pradaḥ

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By the symptoms you show I see that you have great faith, which will bring you the greatest result.

2.7.9

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स्वयꣳ श्री-रधिका देवी प्रातर् अद्यादिदेश माम् । सरूपायाति मत्-कुञ्जे मद्-भक्तो माथुरो द्विजः

svayaṁ śrī-radhikā devī prātar adyādideśa mām | sarūpāyāti mat-kuñje mad-bhakto māthuro dvijaḥ

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This morning Queen Radhika instructed me: "O Sarupa, a Mathura brahmana who is My devotee has come to My forest."

2.7.10

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तत्रैकाकी त्वम् अद्यादौ गत्वा मद्-उपदेशतः । प्रबोध्याश्वास्य तꣳ कृष्ण- प्रसादꣳ प्रापय द्रुतम्

tatraikākī tvam adyādau gatvā mad-upadeśataḥ | prabodhyāśvāsya taṁ kṛṣṇa- prasādaṁ prāpaya drutam

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On My order quickly go there alone, enlighten him, comfort him, and give him Krsna's mercy.

2.7.11

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अस्मात् तस्याः समादेशाच् छीघ्रम् अत्राहम् आगतः । न प्रहर्षाद् उपेक्षे स्म कृष्ण-सङ्ग-सुखꣳ च तत्

asmāt tasyāḥ samādeśāc chīghram atrāham āgataḥ | na praharṣād upekṣe sma kṛṣṇa-saṅga-sukhaṁ ca tat

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Following Her order, I happily came here from far away, not caring for the happiness of Krsna's company.

2.7.12

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श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— एवम् उक्तो’पि विप्रस्य तस्य हि प्रेम-सम्पदः । उदयदर्शनान् मूर्ध्नि सरूपः करम् अर्पयात्

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— evam ukto’pi viprasya tasya hi prema-sampadaḥ | udayadarśanān mūrdhni sarūpaḥ karam arpayāt

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Sri Pariksit said: Seeing that the wealth of spiritual love had not yet appeared in the brahmana, Sarupa placed his hand on the brahmana's head.

2.7.13

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सद्यस् तस्यास्फुरच्-चित्ते स्वानुभूतम् इवाखिलम् । श्री-सरूपानुभूतꣳ यत्- कृपया तन्-महात्मनः

sadyas tasyāsphurac-citte svānubhūtam ivākhilam | śrī-sarūpānubhūtaṁ yat- kṛpayā tan-mahātmanaḥ

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Then, by the mercy of that great soul, the brahmana could see in his heart everything that Sarupa had seen.

2.7.14

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महत्-सङ्गम-माहात्म्यम् एवैतत् परमाद्भुतम् । कृतार्थो येन विप्रो’सौ सद्यो’भूत् तत्-स्वरूपवत्

mahat-saṅgama-māhātmyam evaitat paramādbhutam | kṛtārtho yena vipro’sau sadyo’bhūt tat-svarūpavat

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Made successful by the very wonderful glory of association with a great soul, the brahmana at once attained his original spiritual form.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that by the great mercy of the Lord one attains the association of a devotee. The value of associating with a devotee is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.7.19: "By serving the feet of the spiritual master, one is enabled to develop transcendental ecstasy in the service of the Personality of Godhead, who is the unchangeable enemy of the Madhu demon, and whose service vanquishes one's material miseries."* The Vasistha-sastra explains: "One should always associate with devotees. Even if they do not teach you directly, their conversations amongst themselves will teach you. Association with wise devotees makes what was empty full. It turns death into immortality. It turns calamity into good fortune." Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.12.12.) explains: "My dear King Rahugana, unless one has the opportunity to smear his entire body with the dust of the lotus feet of great devotees, one cannot realise the Absolute Truth simply by observing celibacy (brahmacarya), strictly following the rules and regulations of householder life, leaving home as a vanaprastha, accepting sannyasa, or undergoing severe penances in winter by keeping oneself submerged in water or surrounding oneself in summer by fire and the scorching heat of the sun. There are many other processes to understand the Absolute Truth, but the Absolute Truth is only revealed to one who has attained the mercy of a great devotee."* The value of association with devotees is also explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.23.55, 3.25.25, 4.9.11, 4.24.57-58, 5.12.13, 5.13.21, 7.5.31, 10.51.53, 11.26.31-34, 11.12.1-2, 11.19.33-34, 3.13.4, 4.9.10, 4.9.12, 11.13.36, 5.5.2-3, 11.14.17, 11.2.55, 1.3.18, 11.2.29, 10.47.24, 4.22.39, 10.2.33, 10.87.29, 3.5.39, 11.17.39, and in Bhagavad-gita 7.28, 10.10, 13.18,, 18.54-55.

2.7.15

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तद्वन् महा-प्रेम-रसार्णव-प्लुतस् तत्-तद्-विकारोर्मिभिर् आचितो भृषम् । हा कृष्ण कृष्णेति किशोर-शेखरꣳ तꣳ दर्शयस्वेति रुराव स द्विजः

tadvan mahā-prema-rasārṇava-plutas tat-tad-vikārormibhir ācito bhṛṣam | hā kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti kiśora-śekharaṁ taṁ darśayasveti rurāva sa dvijaḥ

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Now plunged, as Sarupa was, in the nectar ocean of great love and tossed by the waves of many devotional ecstasies, the brahmana cried out: "O Krsna! Krsna! Please show me He who is the crown of youths!"

2.7.16

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तृणꣳ गृहीत्वा दशनैः स-काकु नमन्न् अपृच्छत् स सरूपम् एव । चर-स्थिर-प्राणि-गणाꣳश् च कृष्णः कुतो’स्ति दृष्टो’त्र किम् उ त्वयेति

tṛṇaṁ gṛhītvā daśanaiḥ sa-kāku namann apṛcchat sa sarūpam eva | cara-sthira-prāṇi-gaṇāṁś ca kṛṣṇaḥ kuto’sti dṛṣṭo’tra kim u tvayeti

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Taking a blade of grass in his teeth, he bowed down before Sarupa and with plaintive words asked both him and the moving and unmoving creatures there: "Where is Krsna? Have you seen Him?"

2.7.17

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नामानि कृष्णस्य मनोरमाणि सङ्कीर्तयꣳस् तस्य पदौ गृहीत्वा । प्रेमाब्धि-मग्नस्य गुरो रुरोद तत्-प्रेम-दृष्ट्या विवशस्य विप्रः

nāmāni kṛṣṇasya manoramāṇi saṅkīrtayaṁs tasya padau gṛhītvā | premābdhi-magnasya guro ruroda tat-prema-dṛṣṭyā vivaśasya vipraḥ

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Chanting Krsna's beautiful names, grasping his guru's feet, plunged in an ocean of love and overcome by his guru's affectionate glance, the brahmana wept.

2.7.18

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क्षणान् महा-प्रेम-जवेन यन्त्रितो वने मनोन्मत्तवद् उत्थितो भ्रमन् । विमूर्छितस् तत्र स कण्ठकाचिते करीर-कुञ्जे निपपात माथुरः

kṣaṇān mahā-prema-javena yantrito vane manonmattavad utthito bhraman | vimūrchitas tatra sa kaṇṭhakācite karīra-kuñje nipapāta māthuraḥ

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At once overcome with great love, standing up, wandering as a madman, and fainting unconscious, he fell on some thorny karira bushes.

2.7.19

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मातः सपद्य् एव विमिश्रिता गवाꣳ हाम्बा-रवैर् वेणु-विषाण-निक्वणः । तौम्बेय-वीणा-दल-वाद्य-चार्चिता जाता गभीरा मधुरा विदूरतः

mātaḥ sapady eva vimiśritā gavāṁ hāmbā-ravair veṇu-viṣāṇa-nikvaṇaḥ | taumbeya-vīṇā-dala-vādya-cārcitā jātā gabhīrā madhurā vidūrataḥ

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O mother, from far away came sweet, deep sounds of bamboo flutes, horn bugles, tumburus, vinas and leaf flutes.

2.7.20

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तौ प्रापितौ बोधम् अमीभिर् उत्थितौ तद्-दीर्घ-नादाभिमुखे’भ्यधावताम् । गोपाल-देवꣳ तम् अपश्यताम् अथो सुश्याम-गात्र-द्युति-मण्डलोज्ज्वलम्

tau prāpitau bodham amībhir utthitau tad-dīrgha-nādābhimukhe’bhyadhāvatām | gopāla-devaṁ tam apaśyatām atho suśyāma-gātra-dyuti-maṇḍalojjvalam

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Translation

Awakened by the loud sounds, standing up and running toward them, the saw Gopaladeva, splendid with handsome dark limbs...

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the "they" here are the guru and his disciple.

2.7.21

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पशून् पयः पाययितुꣳ वयस्यैः समꣳ विहर्तुꣳ तरणेः सुतायाम् । गजेन्द्र-लीलाचित-नृत्य-गत्या- न्तिके समायान्तम् अनन्त-लीलम्

paśūn payaḥ pāyayituṁ vayasyaiḥ samaṁ vihartuṁ taraṇeḥ sutāyām | gajendra-līlācita-nṛtya-gatyā- ntike samāyāntam ananta-līlam

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who enjoys limitless pastimes, who, so the cows could drink the Yamuna's water, and so He could play with His friends, with dancing limbs moving like the pastimes of a regal elephant, gathered everyone together...

2.7.22

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स्वकीय-कैशोर-महा-विभूषणꣳ विचित्र-लावण्य-तरङ्ग-सागरम् । जगन्-मनो-नेत्र-मुदꣳ विवर्धनꣳ मुहुर् मुहुर् नूतन-माधुरी-भूतम्

svakīya-kaiśora-mahā-vibhūṣaṇaṁ vicitra-lāvaṇya-taraṅga-sāgaram | jagan-mano-netra-mudaṁ vivardhanaṁ muhur muhur nūtana-mādhurī-bhūtam

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Translation

who was decorated with the ornaments of youth, who was an ocean filled with waves of handsomeness, who filled with bliss the eyes and hearts of the world, whose sweetness became newer and newer at every moment...

2.7.23

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निःशेष-सल्-लक्षण-सुन्दराङ्गꣳ नीपावतꣳसꣳ शिखि-पिच्छ-चूडम् । मुक्तावली-मण्डित-कम्बु-कण्ठꣳ कौषेय-पीताम्बर-युग्म-दीप्तम्

niḥśeṣa-sal-lakṣaṇa-sundarāṅgaṁ nīpāvataṁsaṁ śikhi-piccha-cūḍam | muktāvalī-maṇḍita-kambu-kaṇṭhaṁ kauṣeya-pītāmbara-yugma-dīptam

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Translation

whose handsome form had all transcendental virtues, whose ears were decorated with kadamba-flower earrings, who wore a peacock feather crown, whose conchshell neck was decorated with a strand of pearls, who was splendid with a pair of yellow silk garments...

2.7.24

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गुञ्जा-महा-हार-विलम्ब-भूषित- श्रीवत्स-लक्ष्म्य्-आलय-पीन-वक्षसम् । सिꣳहेन्द्र-मध्यꣳ शत-सिꣳह-विक्रमꣳ सौभाग्य-सारार्चित-पाद-पङ्कजम्

guñjā-mahā-hāra-vilamba-bhūṣita- śrīvatsa-lakṣmy-ālaya-pīna-vakṣasam | siṁhendra-madhyaṁ śata-siṁha-vikramaṁ saubhāgya-sārārcita-pāda-paṅkajam

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Translation

whose broad chest was decorated with a great necklace of gunja and with the Srivatsa home of the goddess of fortune, who had a lion's waist, who was strong as hundreds of lions, whose lotus feet were worshipped by the greatest handsomeness...

2.7.25

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प्रवाल-मालावलि-चारु-वेषम् । कटी-तटी-राजित-चित्र-पुष्प- कञ्ची-विलम्बाढ्य-नितम्ब-देशम्

pravāla-mālāvali-cāru-veṣam | kaṭī-taṭī-rājita-citra-puṣpa- kañcī-vilambāḍhya-nitamba-deśam

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Translation

who was handsome with garlands of kadamba flowers, gunja, tulasi, peacock feathers, and pravala, and whose broad hips were splendid with a sash of colourful flowers...

2.7.26

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सौवर्ण-दिव्याङ्गद-कङ्कणोल्लसद्- वृत्तायता-स्थूल-भुजाभिरामम् । बिम्बाधर-न्यस्त-मनोज्ञ-वेणु- वाद्योल्लसत्-पद्म-कराङ्गुलीकम्

sauvarṇa-divyāṅgada-kaṅkaṇollasad- vṛttāyatā-sthūla-bhujābhirāmam | bimbādhara-nyasta-manojña-veṇu- vādyollasat-padma-karāṅgulīkam

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Translation

who was handsome with broad arms splendid with golden armlets and bracelets, whose lotus fingers played the bamboo-flute placed to His bimba-fruit lips...

2.7.27

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स्वोत्प्रेक्षितापौर्विक-वेणु-गीत- भङ्गि-सुधा-मोहित-विश्व-लोकम् । तिर्यङ् मनाग् लोल-विलोक-लीला- लङ्कार-सꣳलालित-लोचनाब्जम्

svotprekṣitāpaurvika-veṇu-gīta- bhaṅgi-sudhā-mohita-viśva-lokam | tiryaṅ manāg lola-viloka-līlā- laṅkāra-saṁlālita-locanābjam

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Translation

whose waves of nectar flute-music never heard before enchanted the people of the world, whose restless, playful lotus eyes were decorated with pastimes of slightly crooked glances...

2.7.28

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चापोपमा-भ्रू-युग-नर्तन-श्री- सꣳवर्धित-पेष्य-जनानुरागम् । श्रीमत्-सदा-स्मेर-मुखारविन्द- शोभ-समाकृष्ट-मुनीन्द्र-चित्तम्

cāpopamā-bhrū-yuga-nartana-śrī- saṁvardhita-peṣya-janānurāgam | śrīmat-sadā-smera-mukhāravinda- śobha-samākṛṣṭa-munīndra-cittam

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Translation

the glory of the dancing of whose archer's bow eyebrows filled with the devotees love, whose always-smiling handsome lotus face attracted the hearts of the kings of the sages...

2.7.29

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तिल-प्रसूनोत्तम-नासिकाग्रतो विराजमानैक-गजेन्द्र-मौक्तिकम् । कदापि गो-धूलि-विभूषितालक- द्विरेफ-सम्भालनतो लसत्-करम्

tila-prasūnottama-nāsikāgrato virājamānaika-gajendra-mauktikam | kadāpi go-dhūli-vibhūṣitālaka- dvirepha-sambhālanato lasat-karam

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Translation

the sesame-flower tip of whose nose was splendid with an elephant-king pearl, who sometimes placed a splendid hand on the black bumble-bees of His curling locks of hair decorated with dust raised by the cows...

2.7.30

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सूर्यात्मजा-मृद्-रचितोर्ध्व-पुण्ड्र- स्फीतार्द्र-चन्द्राकृति-भाल-पट्टम् । नानाद्रि-धातु-प्रतिचित्रिताङ्गꣳ नाना-महा-रङ्ग-तरङ्ग-सिन्धुम्

sūryātmajā-mṛd-racitordhva-puṇḍra- sphītārdra-candrākṛti-bhāla-paṭṭam | nānādri-dhātu-praticitritāṅgaṁ nānā-mahā-raṅga-taraṅga-sindhum

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Translation

whose broad half-moon forehead was decorated with Yamuna-mud tilaka, whose body was decorated with pictures and designs drawn in different hill-mineral colours, who was an ocean filled with waves of many blissful pastimes...

2.7.31

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स्थित्वा त्रि-भङ्गि-ललितꣳ कदाचिन् नर्माणि वꣳश्या बहु वादयन्तम् । तैर् हासयन्तꣳ निज-मित्र-वर्गान् भूमिꣳ पदैः स्वैः परिभूषयन्तम्

sthitvā tri-bhaṅgi-lalitaṁ kadācin narmāṇi vaṁśyā bahu vādayantam | tair hāsayantaṁ nija-mitra-vargān bhūmiṁ padaiḥ svaiḥ paribhūṣayantam

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who sometimes assumed a graceful three-fold bending posture, who, playing jokes on His flute, made His friends laugh, who decorated the earth with His footprints...

2.7.32

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तादृग्-वयो-वेष-वताग्र-जन्मना नीलाꣳशुकालङ्कृत-गौर-कान्तिना । रामेण युक्तꣳ रमणीय-मूर्तिना तैश् चात्म-तुल्यैः सखिभिः प्रियैर् वृतम्

tādṛg-vayo-veṣa-vatāgra-janmanā nīlāṁśukālaṅkṛta-gaura-kāntinā | rāmeṇa yuktaṁ ramaṇīya-mūrtinā taiś cātma-tulyaiḥ sakhibhiḥ priyair vṛtam

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and who was accompanied by His handsome and fair-complexioned elder brother Balarama, whose age and ornaments were like His, and by His dear friends, who were also like Him.

2.7.33

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तद्-दर्शनाद्भुत-महा-मुदावली- भरेण गाढेन निपातितौ हि तौ । दण्ड-प्रणामार्थम् इवाशु पेततुः सम्भ्रान्ति-विध्वꣳशित-सर्व-नैपुण्यौ

tad-darśanādbhuta-mahā-mudāvalī- bhareṇa gāḍhena nipātitau hi tau | daṇḍa-praṇāmārtham ivāśu petatuḥ sambhrānti-vidhvaṁśita-sarva-naipuṇyau

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Translation

Filled with wonderful bliss by seeing Him, they both fell down offering dandavat obeisances, their peaceful composure destroyed.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the "they" here are the guru and his disciple.

2.7.34

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स च प्रिय-प्रेम-वशः प्रधावन् समागतो हर्ष-भरेण मुग्धः । तयोर् उपर्य् एव पपात दीर्घ- महा-भुजाभ्याꣳ परिरेभतौ द्वौ

sa ca priya-prema-vaśaḥ pradhāvan samāgato harṣa-bhareṇa mugdhaḥ | tayor upary eva papāta dīrgha- mahā-bhujābhyāṁ parirebhatau dvau

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Overcome with love for His dear devotees, and bewildered with happiness, Krsna ran to them, fell on them, and embraced them with His great, long arms.

2.7.35

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प्रेमाश्रु-धाराभिर् अहो महा-प्रभुः स स्नापयाम् आस कृपार्द्र-मानसः । क्षणात् समुत्थाय कर-द्वयेन ताव् उत्थापयाम् आस चकार च स्थिरौ

premāśru-dhārābhir aho mahā-prabhuḥ sa snāpayām āsa kṛpārdra-mānasaḥ | kṣaṇāt samutthāya kara-dvayena tāv utthāpayām āsa cakāra ca sthirau

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His heart melting with mercy,, the Lord bathed them with streams of tears of love. With both hands He pulled them up at once. He made them peaceful.

2.7.36

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सम्मर्जयन्न् अश्रु रजश् च गात्रे लग्नꣳ दयालुर् मुहुर् आलिलिङ्ग । तत्रैव ताभ्याम् उपविश्य भूमौ वाक्यामृतैर् विप्रम् अतोषयच् च

sammarjayann aśru rajaś ca gātre lagnaṁ dayālur muhur āliliṅga | tatraiva tābhyām upaviśya bhūmau vākyāmṛtair vipram atoṣayac ca

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Translation

Wiping tears and dust from their limbs, the merciful Lord embraced them again and again. Sitting with them on the ground, with the nectar of His words He pleased the brahmana.

2.7.37

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श्री-भगवान् उवाच— माथुरानुगृहीतार्य विप्र-वꣳशाब्धि-चन्द्रमाः । क्षेमꣳ श्री-जन-शर्माꣳस् ते कच्चिद् राजति सर्वतः

śrī-bhagavān uvāca— māthurānugṛhītārya vipra-vaṁśābdhi-candramāḥ | kṣemaṁ śrī-jana-śarmāṁs te kaccid rājati sarvataḥ

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The Supreme Lord said: O Janasarma, kindness of Mathura, O saintly one, O moon rising from the ocean of the brahmana's families, is everything well with you? Note: The brahmana is here placed in his eternal position as a cowherd boy, and the Lord addresses him by his name in the spiritual world: Janasarma. From now on he is known as Janasarma.

2.7.38

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क्षेमꣳ स-परिवारस्य मम त्वद्-अनुभावतः । त्वत्-कृपाकृष्ट-चित्तो’स्मि नित्यꣳ त्वद्-वर्त्म-वीक्षकः

kṣemaṁ sa-parivārasya mama tvad-anubhāvataḥ | tvat-kṛpākṛṣṭa-citto’smi nityaṁ tvad-vartma-vīkṣakaḥ

English translation

Translation

By seeing you, I and My friends have become happy. My heart is drawn to your mercy. I always gaze at your path.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the words "I always gaze at your path" mean that Krsna anxiously waits for them, thinking "When will they come?"

2.7.39

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दिष्ट्या स्मृतो’स्मि भवता दिष्ट्या दृष्टश् चिराद् असि । स्वाधीनो’स्मि तव ब्रह्मन् रमस्वात्र यदृच्छया

diṣṭyā smṛto’smi bhavatā diṣṭyā dṛṣṭaś cirād asi | svādhīno’smi tava brahman ramasvātra yadṛcchayā

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Translation

By good fortune you remembered Me. By good fortune after a long time now I can see you. I am your obedient servant. Please stay here and enjoy as you wish.

2.7.40

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श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच— समग्र-सम्भ्रम-प्रेमा- नन्द-भारेण यन्त्रितः । नाशकत् प्रतिवक्तुꣳ तꣳ जन-शर्मापि वीक्षितुम्

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca— samagra-sambhrama-premā- nanda-bhāreṇa yantritaḥ | nāśakat prativaktuṁ taṁ jana-śarmāpi vīkṣitum

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Translation

Sri Pariksit said: Overcome with awe, love and bliss, he could not reply. Janasarma could not even gaze on the Lord.

2.7.41

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बाष्प-सम्रुद्ध-कण्ठः सन्न् अश्रोपहत-लोचनः । परꣳ तच्-चरणाम्भोजे मूर्ध्नि धृत्वारुदत्तरम्

bāṣpa-samruddha-kaṇṭhaḥ sann aśropahata-locanaḥ | paraṁ tac-caraṇāmbhoje mūrdhni dhṛtvārudattaram

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Translation

His eyes and throat filled with tears, he placed the Lord's lotus feet on his head and wept.

2.7.42

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वदान्य-चूडामणिर् आत्मनो’धिकꣳ किम् अप्य् अपश्यन् प्रतिदेयम् आकुलः । स्व-भूषणानि व्यापकृष्य गात्रतो विभूष्य तैस् तꣳ विदधे सरूपवत्

vadānya-cūḍāmaṇir ātmano’dhikaṁ kim apy apaśyan pratideyam ākulaḥ | sva-bhūṣaṇāni vyāpakṛṣya gātrato vibhūṣya tais taṁ vidadhe sarūpavat

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Translation

Not seeing any proper gift to give, Krsna, the crest jewel of the generous, became agitated. Taking the ornaments from His own body, He decorated the brahmana and made him look like Sarupa.

2.7.43

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इत्थम् आत्मानुरूपꣳ स व्यातनोत् परमाꣳ कृपाम् । जन-शर्मापि तेनैव परिपूर्णार्थताꣳ गतः

ittham ātmānurūpaṁ sa vyātanot paramāṁ kṛpām | jana-śarmāpi tenaiva paripūrṇārthatāṁ gataḥ

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Translation

In this way the Lord was merciful to the brahmana and made him a personal friend, like Himself. Then Janasarma attained his desires.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord made him one of His gopa friends. By attaining his original spiritual form, the brahmana's desires were fulfilled. That the devotees desire an attainment like this, and not material things, is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.14.14, 11.20.34, 9.4.67, 10.16.37 and 10.83.41-43.

2.7.44

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अथापो’पाययद् वेणु- सङ्केत-ध्वानिना पशून् । समाहूय विचित्रेण मुख-शब्देन केनचित्

athāpo’pāyayad veṇu- saṅketa-dhvāninā paśūn | samāhūya vicitreṇa mukha-śabdena kenacit

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Translation

With a wonderful sound from His mouth, Krsna had the cows drink water, and with a signal from His flute He called them together.

2.7.45

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तेनैव सुख-देशेषु तान् निरूढ्योपवेष्य च । ताभ्याम् अन्यैश् च सखिभिर् विजहाराप्सु साग्रजः

tenaiva sukha-deśeṣu tān nirūḍhyopaveṣya ca | tābhyām anyaiś ca sakhibhir vijahārāpsu sāgrajaḥ

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Translation

After making the cows sit in comfortable places, He and His elder brother played in the water with the two of them and with His other friends.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that "the two of them" are Sarupa and Janasarma.

2.7.46

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परस्परꣳ वार्य् अभिसिञ्चतः सखीन् कदाचिद् उत्क्षिप्य जलानि भञ्जयेत् । कदापि तैर् एव विनोद-कोविदो विलम्भितो भङ्ग-भरꣳ जहर्ष सः

parasparaṁ vāry abhisiñcataḥ sakhīn kadācid utkṣipya jalāni bhañjayet | kadāpi tair eva vinoda-kovido vilambhito bhaṅga-bharaṁ jaharṣa saḥ

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Translation

Sometimes, as His friends splashed water, He defeated them with splashes,, and sometimes the Lord who is expert at playing enjoyed His own defeat.

2.7.47

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कीलाल-वाद्यानि शुभानि साकꣳ तैर् वादयन् श्री-यमुना-प्रवाहे । स्रोतो-ऽनुलोम-प्रतिलोमतो’सौ सन्तार-लीलाम् अकरोद् विचित्रम्

kīlāla-vādyāni śubhāni sākaṁ tair vādayan śrī-yamunā-pravāhe | sroto-'nuloma-pratilomato’sau santāra-līlām akarod vicitram

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Translation

Making delightful splashing sounds, and swimming sometimes with and sometimes against Sri Yamuna's currents, He enjoyed many wonderful pastimes.

2.7.48

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कदापि कृष्णा-जल-मध्यतो निजꣳ वपुः स निह्नुत्य सरोज-कानने । मुखꣳ च विन्यस्य कुतूहली-स्थितो यथा न केनापि भवेत् स लक्षितः

kadāpi kṛṣṇā-jala-madhyato nijaṁ vapuḥ sa nihnutya saroja-kānane | mukhaṁ ca vinyasya kutūhalī-sthito yathā na kenāpi bhavet sa lakṣitaḥ

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Translation

Sometimes, submerging His body in the dark waters of the Yamuna and placing His face in a forest of blue lotuses, playful Krsna hid, unseen by anyone.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Krsna's body was hidden by the dark water and His face was unrecognisable among the blue lotuses.

2.7.49

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ततस् तद्-एकेक्षण-जीवनस् ते न तꣳ समन्विष्य यदालभन्त । तद महार्तः सुहृदो रुदन्तो विचुक्रुषुर् व्यग्र-धियः सुघोरम्

tatas tad-ekekṣaṇa-jīvanas te na taṁ samanviṣya yadālabhanta | tada mahārtaḥ suhṛdo rudanto vicukruṣur vyagra-dhiyaḥ sughoram

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Translation

Searching, and not finding Him, His grief-stricken friends wept terribly.

2.7.50

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ततो हसन् पद्म-वनाद् विनिःश्र्तः प्रहर्ष-पूरेण विकासितेक्षणैः । स-कूर्दनꣳ तैः पुरतो’भिसारिभिः सङ्गम्यमानो विजहार कौतुकी

tato hasan padma-vanād viniḥśrtaḥ praharṣa-pūreṇa vikāsitekṣaṇaiḥ | sa-kūrdanaṁ taiḥ purato’bhisāribhiḥ saṅgamyamāno vijahāra kautukī

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Translation

Laughing as He emerged from the forest of lotuses, happy Krsna played with His friends, their eyes wide with a flood of happiness.

2.7.51

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मृणाल-जालेन मनोरमेण विरच्य हारान् जल-पुष्प-जातैः । सखीन् अलङ्कृत्य समुत्ततार जलात् समꣳ तैः स च भूषितस् तैः

mṛṇāla-jālena manorameṇa viracya hārān jala-puṣpa-jātaiḥ | sakhīn alaṅkṛtya samuttatāra jalāt samaṁ taiḥ sa ca bhūṣitas taiḥ

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Translation

He decorated them with waterflower garlands strung on lotus stems and they also decorated Him. Then they emerged from the water.

2.7.52

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मध्याह्निकꣳ भोजनम् अत्र कर्तुꣳ विस्तीर्ण-कृष्णा-पुलिने मनोज्ञे । गोपैः समꣳ मण्डलशो निविष्टैर् न्यवेषयात् सो’ग्रजम् एव मध्ये

madhyāhnikaṁ bhojanam atra kartuṁ vistīrṇa-kṛṣṇā-puline manojñe | gopaiḥ samaṁ maṇḍalaśo niviṣṭair nyaveṣayāt so’grajam eva madhye

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Translation

To enjoy lunch He had the gopas make many circles on the broad shore of the Yamuna, and He placed His elder brother in the middle.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.12.1.

2.7.53

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स्वयꣳ च लीलाञ्चित-नृत्य-गत्या भ्रमन् विचित्रꣳ परितः पुरैव । नीतानि तत्रालयतो’द्भुतानि भोज्यानि रेमे परिवेषयन् सः

svayaṁ ca līlāñcita-nṛtya-gatyā bhraman vicitraṁ paritaḥ puraiva | nītāni tatrālayato’dbhutāni bhojyāni reme pariveṣayan saḥ

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Translation

Wonderfully going here and there among them as if playfully dancing, He enjoys serving them the many wonderful foods they had brought from home.

2.7.54

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सर्वर्तु-शश्वत्-फल-पुष्प-शालिनाꣳ वृन्दाटवी-दिव्य-विचित्र-शाखिनाम् । तैर् आहृतान्य् एव फलानि लीलया स्वादूनि तेभ्यो विभजन् यथा-रुचि

sarvartu-śaśvat-phala-puṣpa-śālināṁ vṛndāṭavī-divya-vicitra-śākhinām | tair āhṛtāny eva phalāni līlayā svādūni tebhyo vibhajan yathā-ruci

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Translation

Then He served them, as they wished, the fruits they playfully gathered from the wonderful and splendid Vrndavana trees, which always bear the fruits and flowers of every season.

2.7.55-57

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रसाल-ताल-बिल्वानि बादरामलकानि च । नारिकेलानि पनस- द्रक्षा-कदलकानि च नागराङ्गानि पीलूनि कारीराण्य् अपराण्य् अपि । खर्जुर-दाडिमादीनि पक्वानि रसवन्ति च हर्षाय तेषाम् आदाय प्रत्येकꣳ किञ्चिद् अच्युतः । तिष्ठꣳस् तत्-तत्-समीपो’सौ भुङ्क्ते तान् अपि भोजयेत्

rasāla-tāla-bilvāni bādarāmalakāni ca | nārikelāni panasa- drakṣā-kadalakāni ca nāgarāṅgāni pīlūni kārīrāṇy aparāṇy api | kharjura-dāḍimādīni pakvāni rasavanti ca harṣāya teṣām ādāya pratyekaṁ kiñcid acyutaḥ | tiṣṭhaṁs tat-tat-samīpo’sau bhuṅkte tān api bhojayet

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Translation

He served them mangoes, talas, bilvas, badaras, amalakas, coconuts, panasas, grapes, bananas, nagarangas, kariras, kharjuras, pomegranates, and other sweet, ripe fruits. To please them, He took a little from each one. Sitting next to each one, the infallible Lord both fed and ate.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Krsna sat next to each boy. Each boy thought that Krsna was sitting next to him alone.

2.7.58-59

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परीक्ष्य मिष्ट-मिष्टानि श्री-मुखान्तः स्व-पाणिभिः । उत्थायोत्थाय सखिभिर् अर्प्यमानानि सादरम् स-श्लाघꣳ नर्म-हासार्द्रꣳ विचित्र-मुख-भङ्गिभिः । मधुरꣳ परिचार्यꣳस् तान् हासयित्वा व्यमोहयत्

parīkṣya miṣṭa-miṣṭāni śrī-mukhāntaḥ sva-pāṇibhiḥ | utthāyotthāya sakhibhir arpyamānāni sādaram sa-ślāghaṁ narma-hāsārdraṁ vicitra-mukha-bhaṅgibhiḥ | madhuraṁ paricāryaṁs tān hāsayitvā vyamohayat

English translation

Translation

Tasting everything and deciding what was the most delicious, each boy would respectfully offer it to Krsna, praising it, and placing it with his own hand in Krsna's mouth. Tasting the delicious food, joking, and making funny faces, Krsna charmed them and made them laugh.

2.7.60-61

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आꣳलिकꣳ पानकꣳ मिष्टꣳ परꣳ च विविधꣳ बहु । तक्रꣳ च तुम्बी-पत्रादि- भृतꣳ वर्य् अपि यामुनम् पिबन् निपाययन् सर्वान् रामयाम् आस बल्लवान् । नाना-विध-सुख-क्रीडा- कुतूहल-विशारदः

āṁlikaṁ pānakaṁ miṣṭaṁ paraṁ ca vividhaṁ bahu | takraṁ ca tumbī-patrādi- bhṛtaṁ vary api yāmunam piban nipāyayan sarvān rāmayām āsa ballavān | nānā-vidha-sukha-krīḍā- kutūhala-viśāradaḥ

English translation

Translation

Drinking and giving them to drink many kinds of bitter and sweet nectar drinks and Yamuna water in gourd cups, the Lord who is expert at enjoying many kinds of happy pastimes pleased all the gopas.

2.7.62

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आचम्य ताम्बूलम् अथ सुगन्धꣳ कर्पूर-पूर्णꣳ स्व-गृहोपनीतम् । वन्यꣳ च भुङ्क्ते स्म विभज्य नूत्नꣳ स-नाग-वल्ली-दल-पूगम् अर्द्रम्

ācamya tāmbūlam atha sugandhaṁ karpūra-pūrṇaṁ sva-gṛhopanītam | vanyaṁ ca bhuṅkte sma vibhajya nūtnaṁ sa-nāga-vallī-dala-pūgam ardram

English translation

Translation

Then He chewed fragrant betelnuts mixed with camphor and brought from home, and He also chewed betelnuts and betel leaves found in the forest.

2.7.63-66

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तुलसी-मालती-जाती- मल्लिका-कुन्द-कुब्जकैः । लवङ्ग-केतकी-झिण्टी- माधवी-यूथिका-द्वयैः काञ्चनैः करवीराभ्याꣳ शतपत्री-युगेन च । पलाशैर् नव-मल्लीभिर् ओड्रैर् दमनकादिभिः कदम्ब-नीप-बकुलैर् नाग-पुन्नाग-चम्पकैः । कूटजाशोक-मन्दारैः कर्णिकारासनार्जुनैः पाटलैः प्रियकैर् अन्यैर् अपि पुष्पैः स-पल्लवैः । विचित्र निर्मिता मिर्त्रैर् मालाश् चाधाद् विभज्य सः

tulasī-mālatī-jātī- mallikā-kunda-kubjakaiḥ | lavaṅga-ketakī-jhiṇṭī- mādhavī-yūthikā-dvayaiḥ kāñcanaiḥ karavīrābhyāṁ śatapatrī-yugena ca | palāśair nava-mallībhir oḍrair damanakādibhiḥ kadamba-nīpa-bakulair nāga-punnāga-campakaiḥ | kūṭajāśoka-mandāraiḥ karṇikārāsanārjunaiḥ pāṭalaiḥ priyakair anyair api puṣpaiḥ sa-pallavaiḥ | vicitra nirmitā mirtrair mālāś cādhād vibhajya saḥ

English translation

Translation

Then He took and distributed the wonderful garlands His friends made of tulasi, malati, jati, mallika, kunda, kubjaka, lavanga,, ketaki, jhinti, karavira, the two kinds of satapatri, palasa, navamalli, odra, damanaka, kadamba, nipa, bakula, naga, punnaga, campaka, kutaja, asoka, mandara,, karnikara, asana, arjuna, patala, priyaka, and many other flowers and their leaves.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the two kinds of yuthikas are the white and golden kind, and the two kinds of karaviras and satapatris are the white and red kind.

2.7.67

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चन्दनागुरु-कस्तूरी- कुङ्कुमैर् आहृतैर् वनात् । द्रव्यैः सुगन्धिभिश् चान्यैः पिष्टैर् अङ्गान्य् अलेपयत्

candanāguru-kastūrī- kuṅkumair āhṛtair vanāt | dravyaiḥ sugandhibhiś cānyaiḥ piṣṭair aṅgāny alepayat

English translation

Translation

Then He anointed His limbs with powder made from sandal, aguru, musk, kunkuma, and other fragrant things brought from the forest.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the boys crushed these things with stones and made of the powder a paste with water.

2.7.68-69

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निकुञ्ज-वर्ये सुरभि-प्रसून- सुवासिते गुञ्जद्-अलि-प्रघुष्टे । विनिर्मिते तल्प-वरे नवीन- मृदु-प्रवाल-च्छद-पुष्प-जातैः श्रीदाम-नाम-दयिताङ्ग-सुखोपधानः सुस्वाप मित्र-निकरैः परिचार्यमानः । केश-प्रसाधन-सुगीत-कराङ्घ्रि-पद्म- सꣳवाहन-स्तवन-वीजन-चतुरीभिः

nikuñja-varye surabhi-prasūna- suvāsite guñjad-ali-praghuṣṭe | vinirmite talpa-vare navīna- mṛdu-pravāla-cchada-puṣpa-jātaiḥ śrīdāma-nāma-dayitāṅga-sukhopadhānaḥ susvāpa mitra-nikaraiḥ paricāryamānaḥ | keśa-prasādhana-sugīta-karāṅghri-padma- saṁvāhana-stavana-vījana-caturībhiḥ

English translation

Translation

Then, in a beautiful forest grove scented with fragrant flowers and pleasant with humming bees, on an excellent bed made of new soft leaves and flowers, served by boys expert in combing and decorating His hair, singing, massaging His lotus hands and feet, reciting prayers, and fanning Him, and His soft pillow the body of a dear friend named Sridama, He slept.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.16 and 10.15.18.

2.7.70

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नानानुकार-मुख-पद्म-विकार-नर्म- भङ्गि-शतैर् हासित-रोधन-केलि-दक्षान् । निर्जित्य तान् असुखयत् सुहृदो मुदैवꣳ विश्राम-केलिम् अतनोद् विविधꣳ स-रामः

nānānukāra-mukha-padma-vikāra-narma- bhaṅgi-śatair hāsita-rodhana-keli-dakṣān | nirjitya tān asukhayat suhṛdo mudaivaṁ viśrāma-kelim atanod vividhaṁ sa-rāmaḥ

English translation

Translation

With hundreds of different playlets and funny expressions on His lotus face, He won over the discriminating audience of His friends expert in comedy and made them happy. In this way He and Balarama enjoyed many happy pastimes.

2.7.71

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अथ सङ्केतितैर् वेणु- शृङ्ग-नदैः पशून् पुनः । उत्थाप्य चारयन् रेमे गोवर्धन-समीपतः

atha saṅketitair veṇu- śṛṅga-nadaiḥ paśūn punaḥ | utthāpya cārayan reme govardhana-samīpataḥ

English translation

Translation

By sounding signals on His flute and horn making the cows stand up and walk, He enjoyed pastimes near Govardhana Hill.

2.7.72

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भूषणेन विचित्रेण वन्येन सखिभिः पुनः । अहम्-पूर्विकया सर्वैर् भूषितो’सौ यथा-रुचि

bhūṣaṇena vicitreṇa vanyena sakhibhiḥ punaḥ | aham-pūrvikayā sarvair bhūṣito’sau yathā-ruci

English translation

Translation

Each boy eagerly claiming "I am first!" with wonderful and colourful forest ornaments they decorated Him according to His own wish. Srila Sanatana Gosvami gives haritala tilaka, a peacock feather crown, and a gunja necklace as examples of these forest ornaments.

2.7.73

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सरूप-पाणौ जन-शर्म-सꣳज्ञꣳ समर्प्य तꣳ विप्रम् अपूर्व-जातम् । सायꣳ यथा-पूर्वम् अयꣳ प्रविश्य घोषे’भिरेमे व्रज-हर्ष-कारि

sarūpa-pāṇau jana-śarma-saṁjñaṁ samarpya taṁ vipram apūrva-jātam | sāyaṁ yathā-pūrvam ayaṁ praviśya ghoṣe’bhireme vraja-harṣa-kāri

English translation

Translation

Then, placing the newcomer, the brahmana now named Janasarma, in Sarupa's hand, Krsna, who gives happiness to Vraja, enjoyed the pastime of entering the gopa village at evening.

2.7.74

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गोपीनाथ-प्रसादाप्त- महा-साधु-मति-स्थिते । विचार्य स्वयम् आदत्स्व स्व-प्रश्नस्याधुनोत्तरम्

gopīnātha-prasādāpta- mahā-sādhu-mati-sthite | vicārya svayam ādatsva sva-praśnasyādhunottaram

English translation

Translation

O you who by Lord Gopinatha's mercy have become a great saint, reflecting on it please accept this answer to your question. Note: In this verse Maharaja Pariksit is speaking to his mother.

2.7.75

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श्री-गोलोके निखिल-परमानन्द-पूरन्त्य-सीम- गम्भीर्याब्धौ जनानि गमनꣳ साधाय स्व-प्रायशैः । यस्मिꣳस् तास् त विविध-रतयस् तेन नाथेन साकꣳ यात्र-मात्रान् मधुर-मधुरꣳ ।सन्ततꣳ सङ्घन्ते

śrī-goloke nikhila-paramānanda-pūrantya-sīma- gambhīryābdhau janāni gamanaṁ sādhāya sva-prāyaśaiḥ | yasmiṁs tās ta vividha-ratayas tena nāthena sākaṁ yātra-mātrān madhura-madhuraṁ |santataṁ saṅghante

English translation

Translation

Mother, please try with a great effort to go to Sri Goloka, which is a deep ocean of the greatest transcendental bliss. Simply by going there one is able to enjoy many sublimely sweet and blissful pastimes with the Lord.

2.7.76

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भौमे चास्मिन् सपदि मथुरा-मण्डले यान-मात्रात् सिद्ध्येयुस् ताः सकल-समये यस्य कस्यापि नैव । किन्त्व् एतस्य प्रिय-जन-कृपा-पूरतः कस्यचित् स्युस् तद् भो मातश् चिनु पद-रजस् तत्-पदैक-प्रियाणाम्

bhaume cāsmin sapadi mathurā-maṇḍale yāna-mātrāt siddhyeyus tāḥ sakala-samaye yasya kasyāpi naiva | kintv etasya priya-jana-kṛpā-pūrataḥ kasyacit syus tad bho mātaś cinu pada-rajas tat-padaika-priyāṇām

English translation

Translation

These pastimes are not always manifested to one who simply goes to Mathura-mandala on the earth. However, they will be manifested to one who is flooded with the mercy of a devotee dear to the Lord. Therefore, O mother, please take the dust of they who are dear to the Lord.

2.7.77

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स्थानꣳ गोपी-गण-कुच-तटी-कुङ्कुम-श्री-भरार्द्र- श्रीमत्-पदाम्बुज-युग-सदाप्रीति-सङ्ग-प्रादायि । जिज्ञासोस् ते जननि कथितो’शेष-सन्देह-घाटी गोलोको’यꣳ मधुर-गहन-प्रश्न-भावानुसारात्

sthānaṁ gopī-gaṇa-kuca-taṭī-kuṅkuma-śrī-bharārdra- śrīmat-padāmbuja-yuga-sadāprīti-saṅga-prādāyi | jijñāsos te janani kathito’śeṣa-sandeha-ghāṭī goloko’yaṁ madhura-gahana-praśna-bhāvānusārāt

English translation

Translation

O mother, by describing Goloka, which brings eternal love for the Lord's glorious lotus feet touched by the glory of the kunkuma on the gopis' breasts, I have answered your sweet and profound question and I have dispelled your doubts.

2.7.78

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वैकुण्ठस्याप्य् उपरि नितराꣳ राजते यो नितान्त- श्रीमद्-गोपी-रमण-चरण-प्रेम-पूरैक-लभ्यः । वाञ्छावञ्छोपरि-गुरु-फल-प्राप्ति-भूमिर् यदीया लोका ध्याता दधति परमꣳ प्रेम-सम्पत्ति-निष्ठाम्

vaikuṇṭhasyāpy upari nitarāṁ rājate yo nitānta- śrīmad-gopī-ramaṇa-caraṇa-prema-pūraika-labhyaḥ | vāñchāvañchopari-guru-phala-prāpti-bhūmir yadīyā lokā dhyātā dadhati paramaṁ prema-sampatti-niṣṭhām

English translation

Translation

Far above Vaikuntha, Goloka is splendidly manifest. It is attained only by a flood of love for the feet of the gopis' handsome lover. It gives a great result beyond what one can desire. It gives a treasure of spiritual love to they who meditate on it.

2.7.79

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अधुनात्राभियुक्तानि मुनीनाꣳ महताꣳ शृणु । इमानि वचनान्य् आत्म-चित्त-सन्तोषणानि हि

adhunātrābhiyuktāni munīnāṁ mahatāṁ śṛṇu | imāni vacanāny ātma-citta-santoṣaṇāni hi

English translation

Translation

Now please hear the words of the great sages describing this, words that will please your heart.

2.7.80

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स्वर्गाद् ऊर्ध्वꣳ ब्रह्म-लोको ब्रह्मर्षि-गण-सेवितः । तत्र सोम-गतिश् चैव ज्योतिषाꣳ च महात्मनाम्

svargād ūrdhvaṁ brahma-loko brahmarṣi-gaṇa-sevitaḥ | tatra soma-gatiś caiva jyotiṣāṁ ca mahātmanām

English translation

Translation

"Above Svargaloka is Brahmaloka, where Brahma and the sages reside. Also there is the abode of Lord Siva and the abode of the effulgent liberated souls.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this and the following texts are taken from Indra's prayers to Lord Krsna in the Hari-vamsa. The statements of this verse are also confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.5.42 and Bhagavad-gita 10.12 and 10.20.

2.7.81-82

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तस्योपरि गवाꣳ लोकः साध्यस् तꣳ पालयन्ति हि । स हि सर्व-गतः कृष्ण महा-काश-गतो महान् उपर्य् उपरि तत्रापि गतिस् तव तपोमयी । यꣳ न विद्मो वयꣳ सर्वे पृच्छन्तो’पि पितामहम्

tasyopari gavāṁ lokaḥ sādhyas taṁ pālayanti hi | sa hi sarva-gataḥ kṛṣṇa mahā-kāśa-gato mahān upary upari tatrāpi gatis tava tapomayī | yaṁ na vidmo vayaṁ sarve pṛcchanto’pi pitāmaham

English translation

Translation

"O Krsna, Your splendid realm of Vaikuntha is very great, but far above it is Goloka, the splendid realm of the cows, where the great souls go. Although we have all asked Grandfather Brahma about it, none of us know any place above Goloka.

2.7.83-85

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गतिः सम-दमाद्यानाꣳ स्वर्गः सुकृत-कर्मणाम् । ब्राह्म्ये तपसि युक्तानाꣳ ब्रह्म-लोकः परा गतिः गवाम् एव तु गोलोको दुरारोहा हि सा गतिः । स तु लोकस् त्वया कृष्ण सीदमानः कृतात्मना धृता धृतमता धीरा निघ्नतोपद्रवान् गवान्

gatiḥ sama-damādyānāṁ svargaḥ sukṛta-karmaṇām | brāhmye tapasi yuktānāṁ brahma-lokaḥ parā gatiḥ gavām eva tu goloko durārohā hi sā gatiḥ | sa tu lokas tvayā kṛṣṇa sīdamānaḥ kṛtātmanā dhṛtā dhṛtamatā dhīrā nighnatopadravān gavān

English translation

Translation

"Svargaloka is the realm of virtuous person who are peaceful and self-controlled and have performed pious deeds. Brahmaloka is the realm of they who have performed spiritual austerities. Goloka is far above them. O Krsna, O saintly one, You personally stay in Goloka and protect everyone from all calamities.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the word "brahmaloka" here means Vaikunthaloka.

2.7.86

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किꣳ च— एवꣳ बहु-विधै रूपैस् चरामीह वसुन्धराम् । ब्रह्म-लोकꣳ च कौन्तेय गोलोकꣳ च सनातनम्

kiṁ ca— evaṁ bahu-vidhai rūpais carāmīha vasundharām | brahma-lokaṁ ca kaunteya golokaṁ ca sanātanam

English translation

Translation

"O son of Kunti, in many different forms I wander in the material world, in the spiritual world, and in the eternal realm of Goloka."

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this verse, quoted from the Skanda Purana, is spoken by Lord Krsna to Arjuna.

2.7.87-88

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श्री-जनमेजय उवाच— वैष्णवाग्र्य मया सन्ति वैशम्पायनतः श्रुताः । एते श्लोकास् तदानीꣳ च कश्चिद् अर्थो’वधारितः त्वत्तो’द्य श्रवणाद् एषाꣳ को’प्य् अर्थो भाति मे हृदि । अहो भागवतानाꣳ हि महिमा परमाद्भुतः

śrī-janamejaya uvāca— vaiṣṇavāgrya mayā santi vaiśampāyanataḥ śrutāḥ | ete ślokās tadānīṁ ca kaścid artho’vadhāritaḥ tvatto’dya śravaṇād eṣāṁ ko’py artho bhāti me hṛdi | aho bhāgavatānāṁ hi mahimā paramādbhutaḥ

English translation

Translation

Sri Janamejaya said: O best of the Vaisnavas, I had heard these verses before, from Vaisampayana, but now that I hear them from you a new understanding shines in my heart. Ah, the glory of the devotees is very wonderful.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the verses referred to here are the quotations from Hari-vamsa found in Texts 80-85.

2.7.89

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कथा-समाप्तिम् आशङ्क्य मनो मे परितप्यति । किञ्चिद् रसायनꣳ देहि तिष्ठेद् येन सुनिर्वृतम्

kathā-samāptim āśaṅkya mano me paritapyati | kiñcid rasāyanaṁ dehi tiṣṭhed yena sunirvṛtam

English translation

Translation

Fearing that this description will now end, my heart has become unhappy. Please give some more nectar, so it will be happy.

2.7.90-91

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प्रमाणानि श्री-जैमिनिर् उवाच— युक्तान्य् उपाख्यान-वर-द्वयस्य पद्यानि यान्य् अस्य जगौ पिता ते । गोलोक-माहात्म्य-कथा-प्रहृष्टो भो वत्स भावैर् मधुरैर् विचित्रैः श्रुति-स्मृतीनाम् अखिलार्थ-सार- मयानि गायन् रुचिराणि यानि । क्षिपन् भवत्-तात-वियोग-दुःखꣳ सुखी चरामीह वदामि तानि

pramāṇāni śrī-jaiminir uvāca— yuktāny upākhyāna-vara-dvayasya padyāni yāny asya jagau pitā te | goloka-māhātmya-kathā-prahṛṣṭo bho vatsa bhāvair madhurair vicitraiḥ śruti-smṛtīnām akhilārtha-sāra- mayāni gāyan rucirāṇi yāni | kṣipan bhavat-tāta-viyoga-duḥkhaṁ sukhī carāmīha vadāmi tāni

English translation

Translation

O child, happy to hear the description of Goloka's glories, with wonderful and sweet love your father sang from two stories many verses that confirm these descriptions, beautiful verses that are the essence of the Sruti and Smrti. I wander in this material world and speak these verses. In this way I become free from the unhappiness of separation from your father.

Dig-darśinī commentary

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the two stories are Brahma-samhita and the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, which are both quoted in the following verses.

2.7.92

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आनन्द-चिन्-मय-रस-प्रतिभाविताभिस् ताभिर् य एव निज-रूपतय कलाभिः । गोलोक एव निवसत्य् अखिलात्म-भूतो गोविन्दꣳ आदि-पुरुषꣳ तम् अहꣳ भजामि

ānanda-cin-maya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhis tābhir ya eva nija-rūpataya kalābhiḥ | goloka eva nivasaty akhilātma-bhūto govindaṁ ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

English translation

Translation

"I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency (hladini). Their companions are Her confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa."** Note: This verse is Brahma-samhita 5.37.

2.7.93

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गोलोक-नाम्नि निज-धाम्नि तले च तस्य देवी-महेश-हरिधामसु तेषु तेषु । ते ते प्रभाव-निचया विहिताश् च येन गोविन्दꣳ आदि-पुरुषꣳ तम् अहꣳ भजामि

goloka-nāmni nija-dhāmni tale ca tasya devī-maheśa-haridhāmasu teṣu teṣu | te te prabhāva-nicayā vihitāś ca yena govindaṁ ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

English translation

Translation

"Below the planet named Goloka Vrndavana are the planets known as Devi-dhama, Mahesa-dhama, and Hari-dhama. These are opulent in different ways. They are managed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, the original Lord. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him."* Note: This verse is Brahma-samhita 5.43.

2.7.94

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श्रियः कान्तः कान्तः परम-पुरुषः कल्प-तरवो द्रुमा भूमिश् चिन्तामणि-गण-मयी तोयम् अमृतम् । कथा गानꣳ नट्यꣳ गमनम् अपि वꣳशी प्रिय-सखी चिद्-आनन्दꣳ ज्योतिः परम् अपि तद्-आस्वाद्यम् अपि च

śriyaḥ kāntaḥ kāntaḥ parama-puruṣaḥ kalpa-taravo drumā bhūmiś cintāmaṇi-gaṇa-mayī toyam amṛtam | kathā gānaṁ naṭyaṁ gamanam api vaṁśī priya-sakhī cid-ānandaṁ jyotiḥ param api tad-āsvādyam api ca

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"The damsels of Vrndavana, the gopis, are super goddesses of fortune. The enjoyer in Vrndavana is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. The trees there are all wish-fulfilling trees, and the land is made of transcendental touchstone. The water is all nectar, the talking is singing, the walking is dancing, and the constant companion of Krsna is His flute. The effulgence of transcendental bliss is experienced everywhere. Therefore Vrndavana-dhama is the only relishable abode."** Note: This verse is Brahma-samhita 5.44.

2.7.95

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स यत्र क्षिराब्धि सरति सुरभीभ्यस् सुमहान् निमेशार्धाख्यो वा व्रजति न हि यत्रापि समयः । भजे श्वेतद्वीपꣳ तम् अहम् इह गोलोकम् इति यꣳ विदन्तस् ते सन्तः क्षिति-विरल-चराः कतिपये

sa yatra kṣirābdhi sarati surabhībhyas sumahān nimeśārdhākhyo vā vrajati na hi yatrāpi samayaḥ | bhaje śvetadvīpaṁ tam aham iha golokam iti yaṁ vidantas te santaḥ kṣiti-virala-carāḥ katipaye

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In Goloka numberless milk-cows always emit transcendental oceans of milk. In Goloka is eternal existence of transcendental time, who is ever present and without past or future and hence is not subject to the quality of passing away even for the space of half a moment. That realm is known as Goloka only to a very few self-realised souls in this world."** Note: This verse is Brahma-samhita 5.56.

2.7.96

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किꣳ च— पुण्या बत व्रज-भुवो यद् अयꣳ नृ-लिङ्ग- गूढः पुराण-पुरुषो वन-चित्र-माल्यः । गाः पालयन् सह-बलः क्वणयꣳश् च वेणुꣳ विक्रीडयाञ्चति गिरित्र-रामार्चिताङ्घ्रिः

kiṁ ca— puṇyā bata vraja-bhuvo yad ayaṁ nṛ-liṅga- gūḍhaḥ purāṇa-puruṣo vana-citra-mālyaḥ | gāḥ pālayan saha-balaḥ kvaṇayaṁś ca veṇuṁ vikrīḍayāñcati giritra-rāmārcitāṅghriḥ

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"Dear friends, just imagine how fortunate the land of Vrndavana is were the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself is present, always decorated with flower garlands, and engaged in tending the cows along with His brother, Lord Balarama. He is always accompanied by His cowherd boy friends, and He plays His transcendental flute. The residents of Vrndavana are fortunate to be able to constantly see the lotus feet of Krsna and Balarama, which are worshipped by great demigods like Lord Siva, Lord Brahma, and the goddess of fortune."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.44.13.

2.7.97

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अहो’तिधन्य व्रज-गो-रमण्यः स्तन्यामृतꣳ पीतम् अतीव ते मुदा । यासाꣳ विभो वत्सतरात्मजात्मना यत्-तृप्तये’द्याप्य् अथ नालम् अध्वरः

aho’tidhanya vraja-go-ramaṇyaḥ stanyāmṛtaṁ pītam atīva te mudā | yāsāṁ vibho vatsatarātmajātmanā yat-tṛptaye’dyāpy atha nālam adhvaraḥ

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"The gopis and cows of Vrndavana are so fortunate that they have been able to supply their breast milk to You. Persons who are engaged in performing great sacrifices cannot attain the perfection of understanding You, but simply by devotional service these innocent village women and cows are able to satisfy You with their milk. You have drunk their milk to satisfaction, yet You are never satisfied by those engaged in performing sacrifices."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.31.

2.7.98

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अहो भाग्यम् अहो भाग्यꣳ नन्द-गोप-व्रजौकसाम् । यन्-मित्रꣳ परमानन्दꣳ पूर्णꣳ ब्रह्म सनातनम्

aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām | yan-mitraṁ paramānandaṁ pūrṇaṁ brahma sanātanam

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"How greatly fortunate are Nanda Maharaja, the cowherd men, and all the other inhabitants of Vrajabhumi! There is no limit to their good fortune, because the Absolute Truth, the source of transcendental bliss, the eternal Supreme Brahman, has become their friend."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.32.

2.7.99

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एषाꣳ तु भाग्य-महिताच्युत तावद् आस्तम् एकादशैव हि वयꣳ बत भूरि-भागः । एतद् धृषीक-चषकैर् असकृत् पिबामः सर्वादयो’ङ्घ्र्य्-उदज-मध्व्-अमृतासवꣳ ते

eṣāṁ tu bhāgya-mahitācyuta tāvad āstam ekādaśaiva hi vayaṁ bata bhūri-bhāgaḥ | etad dhṛṣīka-caṣakair asakṛt pibāmaḥ sarvādayo’ṅghry-udaja-madhv-amṛtāsavaṁ te

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"My dear Lord, no one can actually appreciate the good fortune of these residents of Vrndavana. We are all demigods, controlling deities of the various senses of the living entities, and we are proud of enjoying such privileges, but actually there is no comparison between our position and the position of these fortunate residents of Vrndavana because they are actually relishing Your presence and enjoying Your association by dint of their activities."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.33.

2.7.100

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तद् भूरि-भाग्यम् इह जन्म किम् अप्य् अटव्याꣳ यद् गोकुले’पि कतमाङ्घ्रि-रजो-ऽभिषेकम् । यज् जीवितꣳ तु निखिलꣳ भगवान् मुकुन्दस् त्व् अद्यापि यत्-पद-रजः श्रुति-मृग्यम् एव

tad bhūri-bhāgyam iha janma kim apy aṭavyāṁ yad gokule’pi katamāṅghri-rajo-'bhiṣekam | yaj jīvitaṁ tu nikhilaṁ bhagavān mukundas tv adyāpi yat-pada-rajaḥ śruti-mṛgyam eva

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"My dear Lord, I am therefore not interested in either material opulences or liberation. I am most humbly praying at Your lotus feet for You to please give me any sort of birth within this Vrndavana forest so that I may be able to be favoured by the dust of the feet of some of the devotees of Vrndavana. Even if I am given the chance to grow just as the humble grass in this land, that will be a glorious birth for me. But if I am not so fortunate to take birth within the forest of Vrndavana, I beg to be allowed to take birth outside the immediate area of Vrndavana so that when the devotees go out they will walk over me. Even that would be a great fortune for me. I am just aspiring for a birth in which I will be smeared by the dust of the devotees' feet. I can see that everyone here is simply full of Krsna consciousness. They do not know anything but Mukunda. All the Vedas are indeed searching after the lotus feet of Krsna."* Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.34.

2.7.101

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एषाꣳ घोष-निवासिनाम् उत भवान् किꣳ देवरातेति नश् चेतो विश्व-फलात् फलꣳ त्वद्-अपरꣳ कुत्राप्य् अयꣳ मुह्यति । सद्-वेषाद् अपि पूतनापि स-कुल त्वम् एव देवपिता यद्-धामार्थ-सुहृत्-प्रियात्म-तनय-प्रणाशयस् त्वत्-कृते

eṣāṁ ghoṣa-nivāsinām uta bhavān kiṁ devarāteti naś ceto viśva-phalāt phalaṁ tvad-aparaṁ kutrāpy ayaṁ muhyati | sad-veṣād api pūtanāpi sa-kula tvam eva devapitā yad-dhāmārtha-suhṛt-priyātma-tanaya-praṇāśayas tvat-kṛte

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"My Lord, sometimes I am puzzled as to how Your Lordship will be able to repay, in gratitude, the devotional service of these residents of Vrndavana. Although I know that You are the supreme source of all benediction, I am puzzled to know how You will be able to repay all the service that You are receiving from these residents of Vrndavana. I think of how You are so kind, so magnanimous, that even Putana,, who came to cheat You by dressing herself as a very affectionate mother, was awarded liberation and the actual post of a mother. And other demons belonging to the same family, such as Aghasura and Bakasura, were also favoured with liberation. Under the circumstances I am puzzled. These residents of Vrndavana have given You everything: their bodies, their minds, their love, their homes. Everything is being utilised for Your purpose. So how will You be able to repay their debt?"* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.35.

2.7.102

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तावद् रागादयः स्तेनास् तावत् कर-गृहꣳ गृहम् । तावन् मोहो’ङ्घ्रि-निगडो यावत् कृष्ण न ते जनः

tāvad rāgādayaḥ stenās tāvat kara-gṛhaṁ gṛham | tāvan moho’ṅghri-nigaḍo yāvat kṛṣṇa na te janaḥ

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"O Krsna, as long as people are not Your devotees their desires are thieves, their homes are prisons, and their love for others is a pair of shackles binding their feet."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.36.

2.7.103

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प्रापञ्चꣳ निस्प्रापञ्चो’पि विडम्बयसि भू-तले । प्रपन्न-जनतानन्द-सन्दोहꣳ प्रथितुꣳ प्रभो

prāpañcaṁ nisprāpañco’pi viḍambayasi bhū-tale | prapanna-janatānanda-sandohaṁ prathituṁ prabho

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"I can also understand that Your appearance as a small cowherd boy, a child of the cowherd men, is not at all a material activity. You are so much obliged by their affection that You are here to enthuse them with more loving service by Your transcendental presence. In Vrndavana there is no distinction between material and spiritual because everything is dedicated to Your loving service. My dear Lord, Your Vrndavana pastimes are simply to enthuse Your devotees. If someone takes Your Vrndavana pastimes to be material, he will be misled."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.37.

2.7.104

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जानन्त एव जानन्तु किꣳ बहूक्त्या न मे प्रभो । मनसो वपुषो वाचो वैभवꣳ तव गोचरः

jānanta eva jānantu kiṁ bahūktyā na me prabho | manaso vapuṣo vāco vaibhavaṁ tava gocaraḥ

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Translation

"My dear Lord, I have nothing to say about people who advertise that they have already realised God, or that by their realisation they have themselves become God. But as far as I am concerned, I admit frankly that for me it is not possible to realise You by my body, mind, or speech. What can I say about You, or how can I realise You by my senses?"* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.38.

2.7.105

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अनुजानिहि माꣳ कृष्ण सर्वꣳ त्वꣳ वेत्सि सर्व-दृक् । त्वम् एव जगतꣳ नाथो जगच् चैतत् तवार्पितम्

anujānihi māṁ kṛṣṇa sarvaṁ tvaṁ vetsi sarva-dṛk | tvam eva jagataṁ nātho jagac caitat tavārpitam

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"My dear Lord, You are the Supreme Lord of all creation, although I sometimes falsely think that I am the master of this universe. I may be the master of this universe, but there are innumerable universes, and there are innumerable Brahmas also who preside over these universes. But actually You are the master of them all. As the Supersoul in everyone's heart, You know everything. Please, therefore, accept me as Your surrendered servant. I hope that You will excuse me for disturbing You in Your pastimes with Your friends and calves."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.39.

2.7.106

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श्री-कृष्ण वृष्णि-कुल-पुष्कर-जोष-दायिन् क्ष्मा-निर्जर-द्विज-पशूदधि-वृद्धि-कारिन् । उद्धर्म-शर्बर-हारो क्षिति-राक्षस-ध्रुग् आकल्पम् अर्कम् अर्हान् भगवन् नामस् ते

śrī-kṛṣṇa vṛṣṇi-kula-puṣkara-joṣa-dāyin kṣmā-nirjara-dvija-paśūdadhi-vṛddhi-kārin | uddharma-śarbara-hāro kṣiti-rākṣasa-dhrug ākalpam arkam arhān bhagavan nāmas te

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"My dear Lord Krsna, Your very name suggests that You are all-attractive. The attraction of the sun and moon are all due to You. By the attraction of the sun You are beautifying the very existence of the Yadu dynasty. With the attraction of the moon You are enhancing the potency of the land, the demigods, the brahmanas, the cows and the oceans. Because of Your supreme attraction, demons like Kamsa and others are annihilated. Therefore it is my deliberate conclusion that You are the only worshipable Deity within the creation. Accept my humble obeisances until the annihilation of the material world. As long as there is sunshine within this material world, kindly accept my humble obeisances."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.40.

2.7.107

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धन्येयम् अद्य धरणि तृण-विरूढस् त्वत्- पाद-स्पृशो द्रुम-लताः करजाभिमृष्टः । सद्यो’द्रयः खग-मृगाः सदयावलोकैर् गोप्यो’न्तरेण भुजयोर् अपि यत्-स्पृहा श्रीः

dhanyeyam adya dharaṇi tṛṇa-virūḍhas tvat- pāda-spṛśo druma-latāḥ karajābhimṛṣṭaḥ | sadyo’drayaḥ khaga-mṛgāḥ sadayāvalokair gopyo’ntareṇa bhujayor api yat-spṛhā śrīḥ

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"It is quite natural for these Vrndavana inhabitants to thus receive a great personality like You. The herbs, creepers, and plants are also so fortunate to touch Your lotus feet. And by Your touching the twigs with Your hands, these small plants are also made glorious. As for the hills and the rivers, they are too now glorious because You are glancing at them. Above all, the damsels of Vraja, the gopis, attracted by Your beauty, are the most glorious, because You embrace them with Your strong arms."* Note: This verse is Srimad Bhagavatam 10.15.8.

2.7.108

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वृन्दावनꣳ सखि भुवो वितनोति कीर्तिꣳ यद् देवकी-सुत-पदाम्बुज-लब्ध-लक्ष्मि । गोविन्द-वेणुम् अनु मत्त-मयूर-नृत्यꣳ प्रेक्षाद्रि-सान्व्-अवरताण्य-समस्त-सत्त्वम्

vṛndāvanaṁ sakhi bhuvo vitanoti kīrtiṁ yad devakī-suta-padāmbuja-labdha-lakṣmi | govinda-veṇum anu matta-mayūra-nṛtyaṁ prekṣādri-sānv-avaratāṇya-samasta-sattvam

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Translation

"Dear friends, our Vrndavana is proclaiming the glories of this entire earth because this planet is glorified by the lotus footprints of the son of Devaki. Besides that, when Govinda plays His flute, the peacocks immediately become mad. When all the animals and trees and plants, either on the top of Govardhana Hill or in the valley, see the dancing of the peacock, they all stand still and listen to the transcendental sound of the flute with great attention."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.10.

2.7.109

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हन्तायम् अद्रिर् अबला हरि-दास-वार्यो यद्-राम-कृष्ण-चरण-स्परश-प्रमोदः । मानꣳ तनोति सह-गो-गणयोस् तयोर् यत् पानीय-सूयवस-कन्दर-कन्द-मूलैः

hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-vāryo yad-rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa-sparaśa-pramodaḥ | mānaṁ tanoti saha-go-gaṇayos tayor yat pānīya-sūyavasa-kandara-kanda-mūlaiḥ

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Translation

"Of all the devotees this Govardhana Hill is the best! O my friends, this hill supplies Krsna and Balarama, along with Their calves, cows, and cowherd friends, with all kinds of necessities - water for drinking, very soft grass, caves, fruits, flowers, and vegetables. In this way the hill offers respects to the Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of Krsna and Balarama, Govardhana Hill appears very jubilant."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.18.

2.7.110

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दृष्ट्वातपे व्रज-पशून् सह राम-गोपैः सञ्चरयन्तम् अनु वेणुम् उदीरयन्तम् । प्रेम-प्रवृद्ध उदितः कुसुमावलीभिः सख्युर् व्यधात् स्व-वपुषाम्बुद अतपात्रम्

dṛṣṭvātape vraja-paśūn saha rāma-gopaiḥ sañcarayantam anu veṇum udīrayantam | prema-pravṛddha uditaḥ kusumāvalībhiḥ sakhyur vyadhāt sva-vapuṣāmbuda atapātram

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Translation

"The scorching heart of the autumn sunshine was sometimes intolerable, and therefore the clouds in the sky appeared in sympathy above Krsna and Balarama and Their boy friends while They engaged in blowing their flutes. The clouds served as a soothing umbrella over their heads just to make friendship with Krsna."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.16.

2.7.111

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नद्यस् तदा तान् उपधार्य मुकुन्द-गीतम् आवार्त-लक्षित-मनोभव-भग्न-वेगः । आलिङ्गन-स्थगित-मुर्मि-भुजैर् मुरारेर् गृह्णान्ति पाद-युगलꣳ कमलोपहारः

nadyas tadā tān upadhārya mukunda-gītam āvārta-lakṣita-manobhava-bhagna-vegaḥ | āliṅgana-sthagita-murmi-bhujair murārer gṛhṇānti pāda-yugalaṁ kamalopahāraḥ

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Translation

"Even the river Yamuna, being desirous to embrace the lotus feet of Krsna after hearing the transcendental vibration of His flute, broke her fierce waves to flow very nicely with lotus flowers in her hands, just to present flowers to Mukunda with deep feeling."*

2.7.112

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वन-लतास् वर आत्मनि विष्णुꣳ व्यञ्जयन्त्य इव पुष्प-फलाढ्याः । प्रणत-भर-विटपा मधु-धाराः प्रेम-हृष्ट-तनवो ववृषुः स्म

vana-latās vara ātmani viṣṇuṁ vyañjayantya iva puṣpa-phalāḍhyāḥ | praṇata-bhara-viṭapā madhu-dhārāḥ prema-hṛṣṭa-tanavo vavṛṣuḥ sma

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Translation

"Just by Krsna's association the trees, plants, and other vegetation in the forest immediately became Krsna conscious. A Krsna conscious person sacrifices everything for Krsna. Although trees and plants are not very advanced in consciousness, by the association of Krsna and His friends they also become Krsna conscious. They want to deliver everything-whatever they have-their fruits, flowers, and the honey incessantly falling from their branches."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.35.9.

2.7.113

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एते’लिनस् तव यशो’खिल-लोक-तीर्थꣳ गायन्त आदि-पुरुषानुपथꣳ भजन्ते । प्रायो अमी मुनि-गणा भवदीय-मुख्या गूढꣳ वने’पि न जहत्य् अनघात्म-दैवम्

ete’linas tava yaśo’khila-loka-tīrthaṁ gāyanta ādi-puruṣānupathaṁ bhajante | prāyo amī muni-gaṇā bhavadīya-mukhyā gūḍhaṁ vane’pi na jahaty anaghātma-daivam

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Translation

"I think that the drones that are buzzing all around You must have been Your devotees in their past lives. They cannot leave Your company because no one can be a better, more affectionate master than You. You are the original and supreme Personality of Godhead, and the drones are just trying to spread Your glories by chanting every moment. I think some of them must be great sages, devotees of Your Lordship, and they are disguising themselves in the form of drones because they are unable to give up Your company for even a moment."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.6.

2.7.114

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सरसि सरस-हꣳस-विहङ्गास् चारु-गीत-हृत-चेतस एत्य । हरिम् उपासत ते यत-चित्ता हन्त मीलित-दृशो धृत-मौनाः

sarasi sarasa-haṁsa-vihaṅgās cāru-gīta-hṛta-cetasa etya | harim upāsata te yata-cittā hanta mīlita-dṛśo dhṛta-maunāḥ

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Translation

"Krsna would play His flute, and together the sounds became so sweet to hear that together the aquatics, the cranes, swans, and ducks, and other birds were charmed. Instead of swimming or flying they became stunned. They closed their eyes and entered a trance of meditation in worship of Krsna."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.35.11.

2.7.115

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प्रायो बताम्ब मुनयो विहगा वने’स्मिन् कृष्णेक्षितꣳ तद्-उदितꣳ कल-वेणु-गीतम् । आरुह्य ये द्रुम-भुजान् रुचिर-प्रवालान् शृण्वन्ति मीलित-दृशो विगतान्य-वाचः

prāyo batāmba munayo vihagā vane’smin kṛṣṇekṣitaṁ tad-uditaṁ kala-veṇu-gītam | āruhya ye druma-bhujān rucira-pravālān śṛṇvanti mīlita-dṛśo vigatānya-vācaḥ

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"My dear mother, the birds, who are all looking at Krsna playing on His flute, are sitting very attentively on the branches and twigs of different trees. From their features it appears that they have forgotten everything and are engaged only in hearing Krsna's flute. This proves that they are not ordinary birds. They are great sages and devotees, and just to hear Krsna's flute they have appeared in Vrndavana forest as birds."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.14.

2.7.116

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धन्याः स्म मूढ-मतयो’पि हरिण्य एत य नन्द-नन्दनम् उपत्त-विचित्र-वेषम् । आकर्ण्य वेणु-रणितꣳ सह-कृष्णसाराः पूजाꣳ दधुर् विरचितꣳ प्रणयावलोकैः

dhanyāḥ sma mūḍha-matayo’pi hariṇya eta ya nanda-nandanam upatta-vicitra-veṣam | ākarṇya veṇu-raṇitaṁ saha-kṛṣṇasārāḥ pūjāṁ dadhur viracitaṁ praṇayāvalokaiḥ

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"Blessed are all these foolish deer because they have approached Maharaja Nanda's son, who is gorgeously dressed and is playing on His flute. Indeed, both the doe and the bucks worship the Lord with looks of love and affection."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.11.

2.7.117

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गावश् च कृष्ण-मुख-निर्गत-वेणु-गीत- पीयूषाम् उत्तभित-कर्ण-पुटैः पिबन्त्यः । शावाः स्नुत-स्तन-पयः-कवलः स्म तस्थुर् गोविन्दम् आत्मनि दृशाश्रु-कलः स्पृशन्त्यः

gāvaś ca kṛṣṇa-mukha-nirgata-veṇu-gīta- pīyūṣām uttabhita-karṇa-puṭaiḥ pibantyaḥ | śāvāḥ snuta-stana-payaḥ-kavalaḥ sma tasthur govindam ātmani dṛśāśru-kalaḥ spṛśantyaḥ

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"My dear friends, the cows are also charmed as soon as they hear the transcendental sound of the flute of Krsna. It sounds to them like the pouring of nectar, and they immediately spread their long ears just to catch the liquid nectar of the flute. As for the calves, they are seen with the nipples of their mother pressed in their mouths, but they cannot suck the milk. They remain struck with devotion, and tears glide down their eyes, illustrating vividly how they are embracing Krsna heart to heart."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.13.

2.7.118

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वृन्दशो व्रज-वृष मृग-गवो वेणु-वाद्य-हृत-चेतस आरात् । दन्त-दष्ट-कवला धृत-कर्ण निद्रिता लिखित-चित्रम् इवासन्

vṛndaśo vraja-vṛṣa mṛga-gavo veṇu-vādya-hṛta-cetasa ārāt | danta-daṣṭa-kavalā dhṛta-karṇa nidritā likhita-citram ivāsan

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"When Krsna plays His flute, all the cows and other animals of Vrndavana, although engaged in eating, simply take a morsel of food in their mouths and stop chewing. Their ears raise up and they become stunned. They do not appear alive but like painted animals. Krsna's flute-playing is so attractive that even the animals become enchanted, and what to speak of ourselves."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.35.5.

2.7.119

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पूर्णः पुलिन्द्य उरुगाय-पदाब्ज-राग- श्री-कुङ्कुमेन दयित-स्तन-मण्डितेन । तद्-दर्शन-स्मर-रुजस् तृण-रूषितेन लिम्पन्त्य आनन-कुचेषु जहुस् तद्-आधिम्

pūrṇaḥ pulindya urugāya-padābja-rāga- śrī-kuṅkumena dayita-stana-maṇḍitena | tad-darśana-smara-rujas tṛṇa-rūṣitena limpantya ānana-kuceṣu jahus tad-ādhim

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"The wanton aborigine girls also became fully satisfied when they smeared their faces and breasts with the dust of Vrndavana, which was reddish with the touch of Krsna's lotus feet. The aborigine girls had very full breasts, and they were also very lusty, but when their lovers felt their breasts they were not very satisfied. When they came out into the midst of the forest they saw that while Krsna was walking some of the leaves and creepers of Vrndavana turned reddish from the kunkuma powder which fell from His lotus feet. His lotus feet were held by the gopis on their breasts, which were also smeared with kunkuma powder, but when Krsna travelled in Vrndavana forest with Balarama and His boy friends, the reddish powder fell on the ground of the Vrndavana forest. So the lusty aborigine girls, while looking toward Krsna playing on His flute, saw the reddish kunkuma powder on the ground and immediately took it and smeared it over their faces and breasts. In this way they became fully satisfied, although they were not satisfied when their lovers touched their breasts."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.17.

2.7.120

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यदि दूरꣳ गतः कृष्णो वन-शोभ-क्षणाय तम् । अहꣳ पूर्वम् अहꣳ पूर्वम् इति सꣳस्पृश्य रेमिरे

yadi dūraṁ gataḥ kṛṣṇo vana-śobha-kṣaṇāya tam | ahaṁ pūrvam ahaṁ pūrvam iti saṁspṛśya remire

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"Sometimes Krsna would go to a somewhat distant place to see the beauty of the forest. Then all the other boys would run to accompany Him, each one saying, 'I shall be the first to run and touch Krsna! I shall touch Krsna first!' In this way they enjoyed life by repeatedly touching Krsna,"* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.12.6.

2.7.121

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इत्थꣳ सताꣳ ब्रह्म-सुखानुभूत्या दास्यꣳ गतानाꣳ पर-दैवतेन । मायाश्रितानाꣳ नर-दारकेण सार्धꣳ विजह्रुः कृत-पुण्य-पुञ्जः

itthaṁ satāṁ brahma-sukhānubhūtyā dāsyaṁ gatānāṁ para-daivatena | māyāśritānāṁ nara-dārakeṇa sārdhaṁ vijahruḥ kṛta-puṇya-puñjaḥ

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"In this way, all the cowherd boys used to play with Krsna, who is the source of the Brahman effulgence for jnanis desiring to merge into that effulgence, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead for devotees who have accepted eternal servitorship, and who for ordinary person is but another ordinary child. The cowherd boys, having accumulated the results of pious activities for many lives, were able to associate in this way with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. How can one explain their good fortune?"* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.12.11.

2.7.122

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यत्-पाद-पꣳशुर् बहु-जन्म-कृच्छ्रतो धृतात्मभिर् योगिभिर् अप्य् अलभ्यः । स एव यादृग् विषयः स्वयꣳ स्थितः किꣳ वर्ण्यते दिष्टम् अहो व्रजौकसाम्

yat-pāda-paṁśur bahu-janma-kṛcchrato dhṛtātmabhir yogibhir apy alabhyaḥ | sa eva yādṛg viṣayaḥ svayaṁ sthitaḥ kiṁ varṇyate diṣṭam aho vrajaukasām

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"Yogis may undergo severe austerities and penances for many births by practicing yama, niyama, asana, and pranayama, none of which are easily performed. Yet in due course of time, when these yogis attain the perfection of controlling the mind, they will still be unable to taste even a particle of dust from the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. What then can we describe about the great fortune of the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi, Vrndavana, with whom the Supreme Personality of Godhead personally lived and who saw the Lord face to face."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.12.12.

2.7.123

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क्वचित् पल्लव-तल्पेषु नियुद्ध-श्रम-कर्षितः । वृक्ष-मूलाश्रयः शेते गोपोत्सङ्गोपबर्हणः

kvacit pallava-talpeṣu niyuddha-śrama-karṣitaḥ | vṛkṣa-mūlāśrayaḥ śete gopotsaṅgopabarhaṇaḥ

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"When Krsna would feel tired and fatigued, He would sometimes take shelter of the root of a big tree, or the lap of a cowherd boy, and lie down"* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.16.

2.7.124

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पाद-सꣳवाहनꣳ चक्रुः केचित् तस्य महात्मनः । अपरे हत-पाप्मानो व्यजनैः समवीजयन्

pāda-saṁvāhanaṁ cakruḥ kecit tasya mahātmanaḥ | apare hata-pāpmāno vyajanaiḥ samavījayan

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"When He would lie down with a boy or a root as His pillow, some of the boys would come and massage His legs, and some would fan His body with a fan made from leaves."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.17.

2.7.125

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अन्ये तद्-अनुरूपाणि मनोज्ञानि महात्मनः । गायन्ति स्म महाराज स्नेह-क्लिन्न-धियः शनैः

anye tad-anurūpāṇi manojñāni mahātmanaḥ | gāyanti sma mahārāja sneha-klinna-dhiyaḥ śanaiḥ

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"Some of the more talented boys would sing in very sweet voices to please Him."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.18.

2.7.126

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नन्दः किम् अकरोद् ब्रह्मन् श्रेय एव महोदयम् । यशोद वा महा-भाग पापौ यस्याः स्तनꣳ हरिः

nandaḥ kim akarod brahman śreya eva mahodayam | yaśoda vā mahā-bhāga pāpau yasyāḥ stanaṁ hariḥ

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"O learned brahmana, Mother Yasoda's breast milk was sucked by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. What past auspicious activities did she and Nanda Maharaja perform to achieve such perfection in ecstatic love?"* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.8.46.

2.7.127

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ततो भक्तिर् भगवति पुत्री-भूते जनार्दने । दम्-पत्योर् नितराम् आसीद् गोप-गोपीषु भारत

tato bhaktir bhagavati putrī-bhūte janārdane | dam-patyor nitarām āsīd gopa-gopīṣu bhārata

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"Thereafter, O Maharaja Pariksit, best of the Bharatas, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead became the son of Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda, they maintained continuous, unswerving devotional love in parental affection. And in their association all the other inhabitants of Vrndavana, the gopas and gopis, developed the culture of Krsna-bhakti."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.8.51.

2.7.128

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नन्दः स्व-पुत्रम् आदाय प्रोष्यागत उदार-धीः । मूर्ध्न्य् अवघ्राय परमꣳ मुदꣳ लेभे कुरूद्वह

nandaḥ sva-putram ādāya proṣyāgata udāra-dhīḥ | mūrdhny avaghrāya paramaṁ mudaṁ lebhe kurūdvaha

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"O Maharaja Pariksit, best of the Kurus, Nanda Maharaja was very liberal and simple. He immediately took his son Krsna on his lap as if Krsna had returned from death, and by formally smelling his son's head, Nanda Maharaja undoubtedly enjoyed transcendental bliss."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.6.43.

2.7.129

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स मातुः स्विन्न-गात्राय विस्रस्त-कवर-स्रजः । दृष्ट्वा परिश्रमꣳ कृष्णः कृपयासीत् स्व-बन्धने

sa mātuḥ svinna-gātrāya visrasta-kavara-srajaḥ | dṛṣṭvā pariśramaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛpayāsīt sva-bandhane

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"Because of mother Yasoda's hard labour her whole body became covered with perspiration, and the flowers and comb were falling from her hair. When child Krsna saw His mother thus fatigued, He became merciful to her and agreed to be bound."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.9.18.

2.7.130

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नेमꣳ विरिञ्चो न भवो न श्रीर् अप्य् अङ्ग-सꣳश्रया । प्रसादꣳ लेभिरे गोपी यत् तत् प्राप विमुक्तिदात्

nemaṁ viriñco na bhavo na śrīr apy aṅga-saṁśrayā | prasādaṁ lebhire gopī yat tat prāpa vimuktidāt

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"Neither Lord Brahma, nor Lord Siva, nor even the goddess of fortune, who is always the better half of the Supreme Lord, can obtain from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the deliverer from this material world, such mercy as was received by mother Yasoda."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.9.20.

2.7.131-132

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पयꣳसि यासाम् अपिबत् पुत्र-स्नेह-स्नुतान्य् अलम् । भगवान् देवकी-पुत्रः कैवलाद्य्-अखिलार्थ-दः तासाम् अविरतꣳ कृष्णे कुर्वतीनाꣳ सुतेक्षणम् । न पुनः कल्पते राजन् सꣳसारो’ज्ञान-सम्भवः

payaṁsi yāsām apibat putra-sneha-snutāny alam | bhagavān devakī-putraḥ kaivalādy-akhilārtha-daḥ tāsām avirataṁ kṛṣṇe kurvatīnāṁ sutekṣaṇam | na punaḥ kalpate rājan saṁsāro’jñāna-sambhavaḥ

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Translation

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the bestower of many benedictions, including liberation (kaivalya) or oneness with the Brahman effulgence. For that Supreme Personality of Godhead the gopis always felt material love, and Krsna sucked their breasts with full satisfaction. Therefore, because of their relationship as mother and son, although the gopis were engaged in various family activities, one should never think that they returned to this material world after leaving their bodies."* Note this verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.6.39-40.

2.7.133

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गोपीनाꣳ परमानन्द आसीद् गोविन्द-दर्शने । क्षणꣳ युग-शतम् इव यासाꣳ येन विनाभवत्

gopīnāṁ paramānanda āsīd govinda-darśane | kṣaṇaṁ yuga-śatam iva yāsāṁ yena vinābhavat

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Translation

"In the evening Krsna and Balarama, along with the boys and cows, returned to Vrndavana playing their flutes. As They approached the village, all the gopis became very joyous. Throughout the day the gopis used to think of Krsna while He was in the forest, and in His absence they were considering one moment to be like twelve years."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.19.16.

2.7.134

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तन्-मनस्कस् तद्-आलापस् तद्-विचेष्टस् तद्-आत्मिकः । तद्-गुणान् एव गायन्त्यो नात्मागराणि सस्मरुः

tan-manaskas tad-ālāpas tad-viceṣṭas tad-ātmikaḥ | tad-guṇān eva gāyantyo nātmāgarāṇi sasmaruḥ

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Translation

"The gopis' mind and intelligence became absorbed in thoughts of Krsna. They all imitated the activities of Krsna and His speeches. Due to their heart and soul being completely given to Krsna, they began to chant His glories, completely forgetting their family interests."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.30.43.

2.7.135

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गोप्यस् तपः किम् आचरन् यद् अमुष्य रूपꣳ लावण्य-सारम् असमोर्ध्वम् अनन्य-सिद्धम् । दृग्भिः पिबन्त्य् अनुसवाभिनवꣳ दुरापम् एकान्त-धाम यशसः श्रिय ऐश्वरस्य

gopyas tapaḥ kim ācaran yad amuṣya rūpaṁ lāvaṇya-sāram asamordhvam ananya-siddham | dṛgbhiḥ pibanty anusavābhinavaṁ durāpam ekānta-dhāma yaśasaḥ śriya aiśvarasya

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Translation

"What austerities must the gopis have performed! With their eyes they always drink the nectar of Lord Krsna's form, which is the essence of loveliness and is not to be equalled or surpassed. That loveliness is the only abode of beauty, fame, and opulence. It is self-perfect, ever-fresh, and extremely rare."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.44.15.

2.7.136

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या दोहने’वहनने मथनोपलेपा प्रेङ्खेङ्खनार्भ-रुदितोक्षणे मर्जनादौ । गायन्ति चैनम् अनुरक्त-धियो’श्रु-कण्ठ्यो धन्या व्रज-स्त्रिय उरुक्रम-चित्त-यानाः

yā dohane’vahanane mathanopalepā preṅkheṅkhanārbha-ruditokṣaṇe marjanādau | gāyanti cainam anurakta-dhiyo’śru-kaṇṭhyo dhanyā vraja-striya urukrama-citta-yānāḥ

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"The gopis are so fortunate that they can see and think of Krsna twenty four hours a day, beginning from their milking the cows or husking the paddy, or churning the butter in the morning. When engaged in gather fuel, riding on swings, taking care of crying babies, cleaning their houses, and washing their floors,, they are always absorbed in the thought of Krsna.* There hearts full of love for Him and their throats stopped with tears, they always sing of His glories." Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.44.15.

2.7.137

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प्रातर् व्रजाद् व्रजत आविशतश् च सायꣳ गोभिः समꣳ क्वणयतो’स्य निशम्य वेणुम् । निर्गत्य तूर्णम् अबलाः पथि भूरि-पुण्याः पश्यन्ति स-स्मित-मुखꣳ सदयावलोकम्

prātar vrajād vrajata āviśataś ca sāyaṁ gobhiḥ samaṁ kvaṇayato’sya niśamya veṇum | nirgatya tūrṇam abalāḥ pathi bhūri-puṇyāḥ paśyanti sa-smita-mukhaṁ sadayāvalokam

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Translation

"My dear friends, we must accept the gopis' activities to be the highest form of piety. Otherwise how could they have achieved the opportunity of seeing Krsna both morning and evening when He goes to the pasturing-ground with His cows and cowherd boy friends and returns inn the evening? They frequently see Him playing on His flute and smiling very brilliantly."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.44.16.

2.7.138

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न पारये’हꣳ निरवद्य सम्युजꣳ स्व-साधु-कृत्यꣳ विबुधायुषापि वः । या माभजन् दुर्जय-गेह-शृङ्खलाः सꣳवृश्च्य तद् वः प्रतियातु साधुना

na pāraye’haṁ niravadya samyujaṁ sva-sādhu-kṛtyaṁ vibudhāyuṣāpi vaḥ | yā mābhajan durjaya-geha-śṛṅkhalāḥ saṁvṛścya tad vaḥ pratiyātu sādhunā

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Translation

"I am not able to repay My debt for your spotless service even within a lifetime of Brahma. Your connection with Me is beyond reproach. You have worshipped Me, cutting off all domestic ties, which are difficult to break. Therefore please let your own glorious deeds be your compensation."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.32.22.

2.7.139

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गच्छोद्धव व्रजꣳ सौम्य पित्रोर् नः प्रीतिम् आवह । गोपीनाꣳ मद्-वियोगाधिꣳ मत्-सन्देशैर् विमोचय

gacchoddhava vrajaṁ saumya pitror naḥ prītim āvaha | gopīnāṁ mad-viyogādhiṁ mat-sandeśair vimocaya

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Translation

"My dear gentle friend Uddhava, please go immediately to Vrndavana and try to pacify My father and mother, Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda-devi, and the gopis. They are very much grief-stricken, as if suffering from great ailments. Go and give them a message. I hope their ailments will be partially relieved."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.36.3.

2.7.140

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ता मनस्का मत्-प्राणा मद्-अर्थे त्यक्त-दैहिकाः । ये त्यक्त-लोक-धर्माश् च मद्-अर्थे तान् बिभार्म्य् अहम्

tā manaskā mat-prāṇā mad-arthe tyakta-daihikāḥ | ye tyakta-loka-dharmāś ca mad-arthe tān bibhārmy aham

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"The gopis are always absorbed in thoughts of Me. They have dedicated body, desire, life and soul to Me. I am anxious not only for the gopis, but for anyone who sacrifices society, friendship, love and personal comforts for Me. It is My duty to protect such exalted devotees."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.46.4.

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मयि ताः प्रेयसाꣳ प्रेष्ठे दूर-स्थे गोकुल-स्त्रियः । स्मरन्त्यो’ङ्ग विमुह्यन्ति विरहोत्कण्ठ्य-विह्वलाः

mayi tāḥ preyasāṁ preṣṭhe dūra-sthe gokula-striyaḥ | smarantyo’ṅga vimuhyanti virahotkaṇṭhya-vihvalāḥ

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"The gopis are the most dear. They are always thinking of Me in such a way that they remain overwhelmed and almost dead in anxiety due to separation from Me."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.46.5.

2.7.142

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धारयन्त्य् अति-कृच्छ्रेण प्रायः प्राणान् कथञ्चन । प्रत्यागमन-सन्देशैर् बल्लव्यो मे मद्-आत्मिकः

dhārayanty ati-kṛcchreṇa prāyaḥ prāṇān kathañcana | pratyāgamana-sandeśair ballavyo me mad-ātmikaḥ

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"They are keeping alive simply by thinking that I am returning to them very soon."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.46.6.

2.7.143

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रामेण सार्धꣳ मथुराꣳ प्रणीते श्वाफल्किना मय्य् अनुरक्त-चित्ताः । विगध-भावेन न मे वियोग- तीव्राधयो’न्यꣳ ददृशुः सुखाय

rāmeṇa sārdhaṁ mathurāṁ praṇīte śvāphalkinā mayy anurakta-cittāḥ | vigadha-bhāvena na me viyoga- tīvrādhayo’nyaṁ dadṛśuḥ sukhāya

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"When Akrura took Balarama and Myself to Mathura, the gopis, their hearts full of love for Me, became overcome with the pain of separation. They could not see happiness anywhere."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.12.10.

2.7.144

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तास् ताः क्षपाः प्रेष्ठतमेन नीता मयैव वृन्दावन-गोचरेण । क्षणार्धवत् ताः पुनर् अङ्ग तासाꣳ हीना मया कल्प-समा बभुवुः

tās tāḥ kṣapāḥ preṣṭhatamena nītā mayaiva vṛndāvana-gocareṇa | kṣaṇārdhavat tāḥ punar aṅga tāsāṁ hīnā mayā kalpa-samā babhuvuḥ

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"O gentle one, when I, their beloved, was with them in Vrndavana, the gopis' nights passed as half a moment. Now, without Me, they pass as a kalpa." Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.12.11.

2.7.145

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ता नाविदन् मय्य् अनुसङ्ग-बद्ध- धियः स्वम् आत्मानम् अदस्त-खेदम् । यथा समाधौ मुनयो’ब्धि-तोये नद्यः प्रविष्ट इव नाम-रूपे

tā nāvidan mayy anusaṅga-baddha- dhiyaḥ svam ātmānam adasta-khedam | yathā samādhau munayo’bdhi-toye nadyaḥ praviṣṭa iva nāma-rūpe

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"Their hearts tied to Me, the gopis were not aware even of their own selves. They became like sages absorbed in meditation and unaware of the world of material names and forms, or like rivers that have entered the ocean." Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.12.12.

2.7.146

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मत्-कामा रमणꣳ जारम् अस्वरूप-विदो’बलाः । ब्रह्म माꣳ परमꣳ प्रापुः सङ्गाच् छत-सहस्रशः

mat-kāmā ramaṇaṁ jāram asvarūpa-vido’balāḥ | brahma māṁ paramaṁ prāpuḥ saṅgāc chata-sahasraśaḥ

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"Desiring Me as their paramour, and unaware of My true nature, hundreds and thousands of gopis attained Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead." Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.12.13.

2.7.147

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एताः परꣳ तनु-भृतो भुवि गोप-वाध्वो गोविन्द एव निखिलात्मनि रूढ-भावाः । वञ्छन्ति यद् भाव-भियो मुनयो वयꣳ च किꣳ ब्रह्म-जन्मभिर् अनन्त-कथा-रसस्य

etāḥ paraṁ tanu-bhṛto bhuvi gopa-vādhvo govinda eva nikhilātmani rūḍha-bhāvāḥ | vañchanti yad bhāva-bhiyo munayo vayaṁ ca kiṁ brahma-janmabhir ananta-kathā-rasasya

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"Among all the living entities who have accepted the human form of life, the gopis are super excellently successful in their mission. Their thought is thoroughly absorbed in the lotus feet of Krsna. Great sages and saintly persons are also trying to be absorbed in meditation upon the lotus feet of Krsna, who is Mukunda Himself, the giver of liberation,, but the gopis, having lovingly accepted the Lord, are automatically accustomed to this habit. They do not depend on any yogic practice. The conclusion of that one who has attained the gopis' condition of life does not have to take birth as Lord Brahma or be born in a brahmana family or be initiated as a brahmana."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.58.

2.7.148

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क्वेमः स्त्रियो वन-चारीर् व्यभिचार-दुष्टाः कृष्णे क्व चैष परमात्मनि रूढ-भावाः । नन्व् ईश्वरो’नुभजतो’विदुषो’पि साक्षाच् छ्रियस् तनोत्य् अगद-राज इवोपयुक्ताः

kvemaḥ striyo vana-cārīr vyabhicāra-duṣṭāḥ kṛṣṇe kva caiṣa paramātmani rūḍha-bhāvāḥ | nanv īśvaro’nubhajato’viduṣo’pi sākṣāc chriyas tanoty agada-rāja ivopayuktāḥ

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"The gopis were not born of any highly cultured family. They were born of cowherd men, and yet they developed the highest love of Krsna. For self-realisation or God-realisation there is no need to take birth in a high family. The only thing needed is ecstatic development of love of God. In achieving perfection in Krsna consciousness no other qualification is required than to be constantly engaged in the loving service of Krsna. Krsna is the supreme nectar, the reservoir of all pleasure. The effect of taking up Krsna consciousness is just like that of drinking nectar. With or without one's knowledge, it will act."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.59.

2.7.149

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नायꣳ श्रियो’ङ्ग उ नितान्त-रतेः प्रसादः स्वर्-योषिताꣳ नलिन-गन्ध-रुचꣳ कुतो’न्यः । रासोत्सवे’स्य भुज-दण्ड-गृहीत-कण्ठ- लब्धाशिषाꣳ य उदगाद् व्रज-सुन्दरीणाम्

nāyaṁ śriyo’ṅga u nitānta-rateḥ prasādaḥ svar-yoṣitāṁ nalina-gandha-rucaṁ kuto’nyaḥ | rāsotsave’sya bhuja-daṇḍa-gṛhīta-kaṇṭha- labdhāśiṣāṁ ya udagād vraja-sundarīṇām

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"When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the rasa-lila, the gopis were embraced by the arms of the Lord. This transcendental favour was never bestowed upon the goddess of fortune or other consorts in the spiritual world. Indeed, never was such a thing even imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly planets, whose bodily lustre and aroma resemble the lotus flower. And what to speak of worldly women who are very beautiful according to material estimation?"* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.60.

2.7.150

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आसाम् अहो चरण-रेणु-जुषाम् अहꣳ स्याꣳ वृन्दावने किम् अपि गुल्म-लतौषाधीनाम् । या दुष्ट्यजꣳ स्व-जनम् आर्य-पथꣳ च हित्वा भेजुर् मुकुन्द-पदवीꣳ श्रुतिभिर् विमृग्यम्

āsām aho caraṇa-reṇu-juṣām ahaṁ syāṁ vṛndāvane kim api gulma-latauṣādhīnām | yā duṣṭyajaṁ sva-janam ārya-pathaṁ ca hitvā bhejur mukunda-padavīṁ śrutibhir vimṛgyam

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"The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of their husbands, sons, and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh, let me be fortunate enough to be one of the bushes, creepers, or herbs in Vrndavana, because the gopis trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.61.

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या वै श्रियार्चितम् अजादिभिर् आप्त-कामैर् योगेश्वरैर् अपि सदात्मनि रास-गोष्ठ्यम् । कृष्णस्य तद् भगवतः प्रपदारविन्दꣳ न्यस्तꣳ स्तनेषु विजहुः परिरभ्य तापम्

yā vai śriyārcitam ajādibhir āpta-kāmair yogeśvarair api sadātmani rāsa-goṣṭhyam | kṛṣṇasya tad bhagavataḥ prapadāravindaṁ nyastaṁ staneṣu vijahuḥ parirabhya tāpam

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"When in the rasa dance the gopis embraced to their breasts Lord Krsna's lotus feet, which are worshipped by Laksmi, Brahma, the demigods whose every desire is fulfilled, and the masters of yoga, they become free of all suffering."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.62.

2.7.152

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वन्दे नन्द-व्रज-स्त्रीणाꣳ पाद-रेणुम् अभीक्ष्णशः । यासाꣳ हरि-कथोद्गीतꣳ पुनाति भुवन-त्रयम्

vande nanda-vraja-strīṇāṁ pāda-reṇum abhīkṣṇaśaḥ | yāsāṁ hari-kathodgītaṁ punāti bhuvana-trayam

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"I constantly pray to be honoured by the dust of the gopis' lotus feet. The gopis' chanting of the transcendental pastimes of Lord Krsna has become celebrated all over the three worlds."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.63.

2.7.153

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गोप्यः किम् आचरद् अयꣳ कुशलꣳ स्म वेणुर् दमोदराधर-सुधाम् अपि गोपिकानाम् । भुङ्क्ते स्वयꣳ यद्-अवशिष्ट-रसꣳ ह्रदिन्यो हृष्यत्-त्वचो’श्रु मुमुचुस् तरवो यथार्यः

gopyaḥ kim ācarad ayaṁ kuśalaṁ sma veṇur damodarādhara-sudhām api gopikānām | bhuṅkte svayaṁ yad-avaśiṣṭa-rasaṁ hradinyo hṛṣyat-tvaco’śru mumucus taravo yathāryaḥ

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"My dear gopis, what auspicious activities must the flute have performed to enjoy the nectar of Krsna's lips independently and leave only a taste for us gopis, for whom that nectar is actually meant! The forefathers of the flute, the bamboo trees, shed tears of pleasure. His mother, the river on whose bank the bamboo was born, feels jubilation, and therefore her blooming lotus flowers are standing like hair on her body."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.9.

2.7.154

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जयति जन-निवासो देवकी-जन्म-वादो यदु-वर-परिषत् स्वरिर् दोर्भिर् आस्यन्न् अधर्मम् । स्थिर-चर-वृजिन-घ्नꣳ सुस्मित-श्री-मुखेन व्रज-पुर-वनितानाꣳ वार्धयन् कामदेवम्

jayati jana-nivāso devakī-janma-vādo yadu-vara-pariṣat svarir dorbhir āsyann adharmam | sthira-cara-vṛjina-ghnaṁ susmita-śrī-mukhena vraja-pura-vanitānāṁ vārdhayan kāmadevam

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"Lord Sri Krsna is He who is known as Jana-nivasa, the ultimate resort of all living entities, and who is also known as Devaki-nandana or Yasoda-nandana, the son of Devaki and Yasoda. He is the guide of the Yadu dynasty, and with His mighty arms He kills everything inauspicious, as well as every man who is impious. By His presence He destroys all things inauspicious for all living entities, moving and inert. His blissful smiling face always increases the lusty desires of the gopis of Vrndavana. May He be all glorious and happy."* Note: This verse is Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.90.48.

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श्री-जनमेजय उवाच— कृतार्थो’स्मि कृतार्थो’स्मि निश्चितो भगवन् गुरो । गुह्यꣳ गोलोक-माहात्म्यꣳ यद् अहꣳ सेवितस् त्वया

śrī-janamejaya uvāca— kṛtārtho’smi kṛtārtho’smi niścito bhagavan guro | guhyaṁ goloka-māhātmyaṁ yad ahaṁ sevitas tvayā

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Sri Janamejaya said: I have found the goal of life! I have found the goal of life! O my lord, O my guru, you have explained to me the confidential glory of Goloka!

2.7.156

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श्री-जैमिनिर् उवाच— तातात्थ सत्यꣳ यद्-भक्त्या श्रवणाद् अपि कीर्तनात् । अस्याख्यानस्य वा ध्यानात् तत्-पदꣳ लभते नरः

śrī-jaiminir uvāca— tātāttha satyaṁ yad-bhaktyā śravaṇād api kīrtanāt | asyākhyānasya vā dhyānāt tat-padaṁ labhate naraḥ

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Sri Jaimini said: O dear one, you have spoken the truth. Anyone who with devotion hears, chants, or remembers this story, attains that supreme abode.

2.7.157

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तस्मै नमो’स्तु निरुपाधि-कृपाकुलाय श्री-गोप-राज-तनयाय गुरूत्तमाय । यः कारयन् निज-जनꣳ स्वयम् एव भक्तिꣳ तस्यातितुष्यति यथा परमोपकर्तुः

tasmai namo’stu nirupādhi-kṛpākulāya śrī-gopa-rāja-tanayāya gurūttamāya | yaḥ kārayan nija-janaṁ svayam eva bhaktiṁ tasyātituṣyati yathā paramopakartuḥ

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Obeisances to unlimitedly merciful Lord Krsna, who is the son of the gopas' king, who is the supreme guru, who gives devotional service to the devotees, and who is very pleased by their service.