Ādi-līlā

Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters

Verse 72 of 103
Cc Ādi 1.72

রাসোত্সবঃ সম্প্রবৃত্তো গোপীমণ্ডলমণ্ডিতঃ যোগেশ্বরেণ কৃষ্ণেন তাসাং মধ্যে দ্বযোর্দ্বযোঃ

रासोत्सवः सम्प्रवृत्तो गोपीमण्डलमण्डितः योगेश्वरेण कृष्णेन तासां मध्ये द्वयोर्द्वयोः

rāsotsavaḥ sampravṛtto gopī-maṇḍala-maṇḍitaḥ yogeśvareṇa kṛṣṇena tāsāṁ madhye dvayor dvayoḥ

Synonyms

rāsa-utsavaḥthe festival of the rāsa dance; sampravṛttaḥwas begun; gopī-maṇḍalaby groups of gopīs; maṇḍitaḥdecorated; yoga-īśvareṇaby the master of all mystic powers; kṛṣṇenaby Lord Kṛṣṇa; tāsāmof them; madhyein the middle; dvayoḥ dvayoḥof each two..

Translation

"When Lord Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by groups of cowherd girls, began the festivities of the rāsa dance, the Lord of all mystic powers placed Himself between each two girls."

Purport

This verse is also quoted from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.33.3).

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