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Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Verse 158 of 221
Cc Antya 1.158

সুগন্ধৌ মাকন্দপ্রকরমকরন্দস্য মধুরে বিনিস্যন্দে বন্দীকৃতমধুপবৃন্দং মুহুরিদম্ কৃতান্দোলং মন্দোন্নতিভিরনিলৈশ্চন্দনগিরের্মমানন্দং বৃন্দাবিপিনমতুলং তুন্দিলযতি

सुगन्धौ माकन्दप्रकरमकरन्दस्य मधुरे विनिस्यन्दे वन्दीकृतमधुपवृन्दं मुहुरिदम् कृतान्दोलं मन्दोन्नतिभिरनिलैश्चन्दनगिरेर्ममानन्दं वृन्दाविपिनमतुलं तुन्दिलयति

sugandhau mākanda-prakara-makarandasya madhure vinisyande vandī-kṛta-madhupa-vṛndaṁ muhur idam kṛtāndolaṁ mandonnatibhir anilaiś candana-girer mamānandaṁ vṛndā-vipinam atulaṁ tundilayati

Synonyms

su-gandhau—in the fragrance; mākanda-prakara—of the bunches of mango buds; makarandasya—of the honey; madhure—sweet; vinisyande—in the oozing; vandī-kṛta—grouped together; madhupa-vṛndam—bumblebees; muhuḥ—again and again; idam—this; kṛta-andolam—agitated; manda-unnatibhiḥ—moving softly; anilaiḥ—by the breezes; candana-gireḥ—from the Malaya Hills; mama—My; ānandam—pleasure; vṛndā-vipinam—the forest of Vṛndāvana; atulam—very much; tundilayati—increases more and more..

Translation

" 'The sweet, fragrant honey oozing from newly grown mango buds is again and again attracting groups of bumblebees, and this forest is trembling in the softly moving breezes from the Malaya Hills, which are full of sandalwood trees. Thus the forest of Vṛndāvana is increasing My transcendental pleasure.'

Purport

This verse from Vidagdha-mādhava (1.23) is spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.

Verse 158 of 221