Ādi-līlā

Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 153 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.153

গোপ্যশ্চ কৃষ্ণমুপলভ্য চিরাদভীষ্টং যত্প্রেক্ষণে দৃশিষু পক্ষ্মকৃতং শপন্তি দৃগ্ভির্হৃদিকৃতমলং পরিরভ্য সর্বাস্তদ্ভাবমাপুরপি নিত্যযুজাং দুরাপম্

गोप्यश्च कृष्णमुपलभ्य चिरादभीष्टं यत्प्रेक्षणे दृशिषु पक्ष्मकृतं शपन्ति दृग्भिर्हृदिकृतमलं परिरभ्य सर्वास्तद्भावमापुरपि नित्ययुजां दुरापम्

gopyaś ca kṛṣṇam upalabhya cirād abhīṣṭaṁ yat-prekṣaṇe dṛśiṣu pakṣma-kṛtaṁ śapanti dṛgbhir hṛdi-kṛtam alaṁ parirabhya sarvās tad-bhāvam āpur api nitya-yujāṁ durāpam

Synonyms

gopyaḥthe gopīs; caand; kṛṣṇamLord Kṛṣṇa; upalabhyaseeing; cirātafter a long time; abhīṣṭamdesired object; yat-prekṣaṇein the seeing of whom; dṛśiṣuin the eyes; pakṣma-kṛtamthe maker of eyelashes; śapanticurse; dṛgbhiḥwith the eyes; hṛdi-kṛtamwho entered the heart; alamenough; parirabhyaembracing; sarvāḥall; tat-bhāvamthat highest stage of joy; āpuḥobtained; apialthough; nitya-yujāmby perfected yogīs; durāpamdifficult to obtain..

Translation

"The gopīs saw their beloved Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after a long separation. They secured and embraced Him in their hearts through their eyes, and they attained a joy so intense that not even perfect yogīs can attain it. The gopīs cursed the creator for creating eyelids that interfered with their vision."

Purport

This text is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.82.40).

Verse 153 of 262
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