Ādi-līlā

Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters

Verse 17 of 103
Cc Ādi 1.17

শ্রীমান্রাসরসারম্ভী বংশীবটতটস্থিতঃ কর্ষন্বেণুস্বনৈর্গোপীর্গোপীনাথঃ শ্রিযে ঽস্তু নঃ

श्रीमान्रासरसारम्भी वंशीवटतटस्थितः कर्षन्वेणुस्वनैर्गोपीर्गोपीनाथः श्रिये ऽस्तु नः

śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī vaṁśīvaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr gopī-nāthaḥ śriye 'stu naḥ

Synonyms

śrīmānmost beautiful; rāsaof the rāsa dance; rasaof the mellow; ārambhīthe initiator; vaṁśī-vaṭaof the name Vaṁśīvaṭa; taṭaon the shore; sthitaḥstanding; karṣanattracting; veṇuof the flute; svanaiḥby the sounds; gopīḥthe cowherd girls; gopī-nāthaḥŚrī Gopīnātha; śriyebenediction; astulet there be; naḥour..

Translation

Śrī Śrīla Gopīnātha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, stands on the shore in Vaṁśīvaṭa and attracts the attention of the cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they all confer upon us their benediction. [Prayojanādhideva Praṇāma]

Verse 17 of 103
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