Bhāgavata 10.21.1
Sourceइत्थं शरत्-स्वच्छ-जलं पद्माकर-सुगन्धिना / न्यविशद् वायुना वातं स-गो-गोपालको ऽच्युतः
itthaṃ śarat-svaccha-jalaṃ padmākara-sugandhinā / nyaviśad vāyunā vātaṃ sa-go-gopālako 'cyutaḥ
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Śrī Śuka said: In this way Acyuta, accompanied by the cows and cowherd boys, entered the autumn forest, where the water was clear and the breeze carried the fragrance of lotus-filled lakes.
Bhāgavata 10.21.2
Sourceकुसुमित-वनराजि-शुष्मि-भृङ्ग द्विज-कुल-घुष्ट-सरः-सरिन्-महीध्रम् / मधुपतिर् अवगाह्य चारयन् गाः सह-पशु-पाल-बलश् चुकूज वेणुम्
kusumita-vanarāji-śuṣmi-bhṛṅga dvija-kula-ghuṣṭa-saraḥ-sarin-mahīdhram / madhupatir avagāhya cārayan gāḥ saha-paśu-pāla-balaś cukūja veṇum
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Entering the forest, whose blossoming trees rang with intoxicated bees and whose lakes, rivers and mountains echoed with flocks of birds, the Lord of sweetness grazed the cows with Balarāma and the cowherd boys and began to play His flute.
Bhāgavata 10.21.3
Sourceतद् व्रज-स्त्रिय आश्रुत्य वेणु-गीतं स्मरोदयम् / काश्चित् परोक्षं कृष्णस्य स्व-सखीभ्यो ऽन्ववर्णयन्
tad vraja-striya āśrutya veṇu-gītaṃ smarodayam / kāścit parokṣaṃ kṛṣṇasya sva-sakhībhyo 'nvavarṇayan
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Hearing that flute-song awaken love, some of the women of Vraja privately began describing Kṛṣṇa to their intimate friends.
Bhāgavata 10.21.4
Sourceतद् वर्णयितुम् आरब्धाः स्मरन्त्यः कृष्ण-चेष्टितम् / नाशकन् स्मर-वेगेन विक्षिप्त-मनसो नृप
tad varṇayitum ārabdhāḥ smarantyaḥ kṛṣṇa-ceṣṭitam / nāśakan smara-vegena vikṣipta-manaso nṛpa
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O King, as they began describing Him and remembered Kṛṣṇa's movements, the force of love scattered their minds and they could not continue.
Bhāgavata 10.21.5
Sourceबर्हापीडं नट-वर-वपुः कर्णयोः कर्णिकारं बिभ्रद् वासः कनक-कपिशं वैजयन्तीं च मालाम् रन्ध्रान् वेणोर् अधर-सुधयापूरयन् गोप-वृन्दैर् वृन्दारण्यं स्व-पद-रमणं प्राविशद् गीत-कीर्तिः
barhāpīḍaṃ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṃ bibhrad vāsaḥ kanaka-kapiśaṃ vaijayantīṃ ca mālām randhrān veṇor adhara-sudhayāpūrayan gopa-vṛndair vṛndāraṇyaṃ sva-pada-ramaṇaṃ prāviśad gīta-kīrtiḥ
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Wearing a peacock-feather crown, the body of the finest dancer, karṇikāra flowers upon His ears, a golden-yellow garment and the Vaijayantī garland, Kṛṣṇa filled the holes of His flute with the nectar of His lips. His glory sung by the cowherd boys, He entered Vṛndāvana, made charming by His footprints.
Bhāgavata 10.21.6
Sourceइति वेणु-रवं राजन् सर्व-भूत-मनोहरम् / श्रुत्वा व्रज-स्त्रियः सर्वा वर्णयन्त्यो ऽभिरेभिरे
iti veṇu-ravaṃ rājan sarva-bhūta-manoharam / śrutvā vraja-striyaḥ sarvā varṇayantyo 'bhirebhire
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O King, hearing that flute sound, which enchants every living being, all the women of Vraja embraced one another as they described it.
Bhāgavata 10.21.7
Sourceअक्षण्वतां फलम् इदं न परं विदामः सख्यः पशून् अनुविवेशयतोर् वयस्यैः वक्त्रं व्रजेश-सुतयोर् अनवेणु-जुष्टं यैर् वा निपीतम् अनुरक्त-कटाक्ष-मोक्षम्
akṣaṇvatāṃ phalam idaṃ na paraṃ vidāmaḥ sakhyaḥ paśūn anuviveśayator vayasyaiḥ vaktraṃ vrajeśa-sutayor anaveṇu-juṣṭaṃ yair vā nipītam anurakta-kaṭākṣa-mokṣam
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The gopīs said: Friends, we know no greater fulfillment for those who possess eyes than to drink the faces of Vraja's two princes as They enter the forest with Their friends, driving the animals before Them, holding flutes to Their lips and casting loving sidelong glances.
Bhāgavata 10.21.8
Sourceचूत-प्रवाल-बर्ह-स्तबकोत्पलाब्ज मालानुपृक्त-परिधान-विचित्र-वेशौ / मध्ये विरेजतुर् अलं पशु-पाल-गोष्ठ्यां रङ्गे यथा नट-वरौ क्वच गायमानौ
cūta-pravāla-barha-stabakotpalābja mālānupṛkta-paridhāna-vicitra-veśau / madhye virejatur alaṃ paśu-pāla-goṣṭhyāṃ raṅge yathā naṭa-varau kvaca gāyamānau
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Their unusual costumes mingled garlands of mango shoots, peacock feathers, flower clusters, blue lotuses and water lilies with Their garments. Singing here and there amid the gathering of cowherd boys, They shone like the finest actors upon a stage.
Bhāgavata 10.21.9
Sourceगोप्यः किम् आचरद् अयं कुशलं स्म वेणुर् दामोदराधर-सुधाम् अपि गोपिकानाम् भुङ्क्ते स्वयं यद् अवशिष्ट-रसं ह्रदिन्यो हृष्यत्-त्वचो ऽश्रु मुमुचुस् तरवो यथार्यः
gopyaḥ kim ācarad ayaṃ kuśalaṃ sma veṇur dāmodarādhara-sudhām api gopikānām bhuṅkte svayaṃ yad avaśiṣṭa-rasaṃ hradinyo hṛṣyat-tvaco 'śru mumucus taravo yathāryaḥ
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Gopīs, what auspicious deed has this flute performed? It drinks by itself the nectar of Dāmodara's lips that truly belongs to us, leaving only a trace behind. The rivers tremble with joy and shed tears, while the trees, like noble elders, display ecstatic emotion.
Bhāgavata 10.21.10
Sourceवृन्दावनं सखि भुवो वितनोति कीर्तिं यद् देवकी-सुत-पदाम्बुज-लब्ध-लक्ष्मि गोविन्द-वेणुम् अनु मत्त-मयूर-नृत्यं प्रेक्ष्याद्रि-सान्व्-अवरतान्य-समस्त-सत्त्वम्
vṛndāvanaṃ sakhi bhuvo vitanoti kīrtiṃ yad devakī-suta-padāmbuja-labdha-lakṣmi govinda-veṇum anu matta-mayūra-nṛtyaṃ prekṣyādri-sānv-avaratānya-samasta-sattvam
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Friend, Vṛndāvana spreads the earth's glory, for it has received the treasure of Devakī's son's lotus footprints. When Govinda plays His flute, intoxicated peacocks dance, and every other creature upon the mountain slopes becomes still and watches.
Bhāgavata 10.21.11
Sourceधन्याः स्म मूढ-गतयो ऽपि हरिण्य एता या नन्द-नन्दनम् उपात्त-विचित्र-वेशम् आकर्ण्य वेणु-रणितं सह-कृष्ण-साराः पूजां दधुर् विरचितां प्रणयावलोकैः
dhanyāḥ sma mūḍha-gatayo 'pi hariṇya etā yā nanda-nandanam upātta-vicitra-veśam ākarṇya veṇu-raṇitaṃ saha-kṛṣṇa-sārāḥ pūjāṃ dadhur viracitāṃ praṇayāvalokaiḥ
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Though merely animals, these does are truly blessed. Hearing the flute of Nanda's beautifully adorned son, they approach with their black-deer mates and worship Him through lovingly fashioned glances.
Bhāgavata 10.21.12
Sourceकृष्णं निरीक्ष्य वनितोत्सव-रूप-शीलं श्रुत्वा च तत्-क्वणित-वेणु-विविक्त-गीतम् देव्यो विमान-गतयः स्मर-नुन्न-सारा भ्रश्यत्-प्रसून-कबरा मुमुहुर् विनीव्यः
kṛṣṇaṃ nirīkṣya vanitotsava-rūpa-śīlaṃ śrutvā ca tat-kvaṇita-veṇu-vivikta-gītam devyo vimāna-gatayaḥ smara-nunna-sārā bhraśyat-prasūna-kabarā mumuhur vinīvyaḥ
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Seeing Kṛṣṇa, whose beauty and nature are a festival for women, and hearing the distinct song sounded by His flute, the goddesses traveling in celestial vehicles are pierced by love. Their flowers fall from their hair, their waistbands loosen, and they lose awareness.
Bhāgavata 10.21.13
Sourceगावश् च कृष्ण-मुख-निर्गत-वेणु-गीत पीयूषम् उत्तभित-कर्ण-पुटैः पिबन्त्यः शावाः स्नुत-स्तन-पयः-कवलाः स्म तस्थुर् गोविन्दम् आत्मनि दृशाश्रु-कलाः स्पृशन्त्यः
gāvaś ca kṛṣṇa-mukha-nirgata-veṇu-gīta pīyūṣam uttabhita-karṇa-puṭaiḥ pibantyaḥ śāvāḥ snuta-stana-payaḥ-kavalāḥ sma tasthur govindam ātmani dṛśāśru-kalāḥ spṛśantyaḥ
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The cows lift the cups of their ears and drink the nectar of flute-song flowing from Kṛṣṇa's mouth. Their calves stand still with mouthfuls of milk streaming from their mothers' udders, touching Govinda within their hearts through tear-filled eyes.
Bhāgavata 10.21.14
Sourceप्रायो बताम्ब विहगा मुनयो वने ऽस्मिन् कृष्णेक्षितं तद्-उदितं कल-वेणु-गीतम् आरुह्य ये द्रुम-भुजान् रुचिर-प्रवालान् शृण्वन्ति मीलित-दृशो विगतान्य-वाचः
prāyo batāmba vihagā munayo vane 'smin kṛṣṇekṣitaṃ tad-uditaṃ kala-veṇu-gītam āruhya ye druma-bhujān rucira-pravālān śṛṇvanti mīlita-dṛśo vigatānya-vācaḥ
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Mother, the birds in this forest must mostly be sages. They climb the trees' branches, bright with fresh shoots, and listen with closed eyes and all other speech silenced to the sweet flute-song uttered by Kṛṣṇa and filled with His glance.
Bhāgavata 10.21.15
Sourceनद्यस् तदा तद् उपधार्य मुकुन्द-गीतम् आवर्त-लक्षित-मनोभव-भग्न-वेगाः आलिङ्गन-स्थगितम् ऊर्मि-भुजैर् मुरारेर् गृह्णन्ति पाद-युगलं कमलोपहाराः
nadyas tadā tad upadhārya mukunda-gītam āvarta-lakṣita-manobhava-bhagna-vegāḥ āliṅgana-sthagitam ūrmi-bhujair murārer gṛhṇanti pāda-yugalaṃ kamalopahārāḥ
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When the rivers hear Mukunda's song, their currents break under love's influence and their whirlpools reveal their agitation. With wave-arms arrested in an embrace, they grasp Murāri's two feet and offer Him lotuses.
Bhāgavata 10.21.16
Sourceदृष्ट्वातपे व्रज-पशून् सह राम-गोपैः सञ्चारयन्तम् अनु वेणुम् उदीरयन्तम् प्रेम-प्रवृद्ध उदितः कुसुमावलीभिः सख्युर् व्यधात् स्व-वपुषाम्बुद आतपत्रम्
dṛṣṭvātape vraja-paśūn saha rāma-gopaiḥ sañcārayantam anu veṇum udīrayantam prema-pravṛddha uditaḥ kusumāvalībhiḥ sakhyur vyadhāt sva-vapuṣāmbuda ātapatram
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Seeing Kṛṣṇa beneath the hot sun, grazing Vraja's animals with Rāma and the cowherd boys while continually playing His flute, a cloud swelled with love. Rising overhead with rows of flowers, it made its own body a parasol for its friend.
Bhāgavata 10.21.17
Sourceपूर्णाः पुलिन्द्य उरुगाय-पदाब्ज-राग श्री-कुङ्कुमेन दयिता-स्तन-मण्डितेन तद्-दर्शन-स्मर-रुजस् तृण-रूषितेन लिम्पन्त्य आनन-कुचेषु जहुस् तद्-आधिम्
pūrṇāḥ pulindya urugāya-padābja-rāga śrī-kuṅkumena dayitā-stana-maṇḍitena tad-darśana-smara-rujas tṛṇa-rūṣitena limpantya ānana-kuceṣu jahus tad-ādhim
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The Pulinda women attain complete fulfillment from the vermilion that colored the lotus feet of the widely praised Lord after first adorning His beloveds' breasts and then marking the grass. Seeing it awakens love's pain, but by smearing it upon their faces and breasts they cast off that torment.
Bhāgavata 10.21.18
Sourceहन्तायम् अद्रिर् अबला हरि-दास-वर्यो यद् राम-कृष्ण-चरण-स्परश-प्रमोदः मानं तनोति सह-गो-गणयोस् तयोर् यत् पानीय-सूयवस-कन्दर-कन्दमूलैः
hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo yad rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa-sparaśa-pramodaḥ mānaṃ tanoti saha-go-gaṇayos tayor yat pānīya-sūyavasa-kandara-kandamūlaiḥ
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Oh, gentle friends, this mountain is the best of Hari's servants! Delighted by the touch of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa's feet, it honors Them and Their herds of cows with drinking water, tender grass, caves, fruits, roots and tubers.
Bhāgavata 10.21.19
Sourceगा गोपकैर् अनु-वनं नयतोर् उदार वेणु-स्वनैः कल-पदैस् तनु-भृत्सु सख्यः अस्पन्दनं गति-मतां पुलकस् तरुणां निर्योग-पाश-कृत-लक्षणयोर् विचित्रम्
gā gopakair anu-vanaṃ nayator udāra veṇu-svanaiḥ kala-padais tanu-bhṛtsu sakhyaḥ aspandanaṃ gati-matāṃ pulakas taruṇāṃ niryoga-pāśa-kṛta-lakṣaṇayor vicitram
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Friends, how wondrous are the two brothers, distinguished by the ropes and straps used in tending the cows. As They lead the cows with the cowherd boys from forest to forest and play generous, sweetly measured flute-notes, moving creatures become motionless and the trees tremble in ecstasy.
Bhāgavata 10.21.20
Sourceएवं-विधा भगवतो या वृन्दावन-चारिणः / वर्णयन्त्यो मिथो गोप्यः क्रीडास् तन्-मयतां ययुः
evaṃ-vidhā bhagavato yā vṛndāvana-cāriṇaḥ / varṇayantyo mitho gopyaḥ krīḍās tan-mayatāṃ yayuḥ
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Describing to one another such pastimes of Bhagavān as He wandered through Vṛndāvana, the gopīs became completely absorbed in Him.