হরিমুদ্দিশতে রজোভরঃ পুরতঃ সংগমযত্যমুং তমঃ ব্রজবামদৃশাং ন পদ্ধতিঃ প্রকটা সর্বদৃশঃ শ্রুতেরপি
हरिमुद्दिशते रजोभरः पुरतः संगमयत्यमुं तमः व्रजवामदृशां न पद्धतिः प्रकटा सर्वदृशः श्रुतेरपि
harim uddiśate rajo-bharaḥ purataḥ saṅgamayaty amuṁ tamaḥ vrajavāma-dṛśāṁ na paddhatiḥ prakaṭā sarva-dṛśaḥ śruter api
Synonyms
harim—Kṛṣṇa; uddiśate—it indicates; rajaḥ-bharaḥ—dust from the cows; purataḥ—in front; saṅgamayati—causes to meet; amum—Kṛṣṇa; tamaḥ—the darkness; vrajavāma-dṛśām—of the damsels of Vṛndāvana; na—not; paddhatiḥ—the course of activities; prakaṭā—manifested; sarva-dṛśaḥ—who know everything; śruteḥ—of the Vedas; api—as well as..
Translation
" 'The dust from cows and calves on the road creates a kind of darkness indicating that Kṛṣṇa is returning home from the pasture. Also, the darkness of evening provokes the gopīs to meet Kṛṣṇa. Thus the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs are covered by a kind of transcendental darkness and are therefore impossible for ordinary scholars of the Vedas to see.'
Purport
This verse from the Lalita-mādhava (1.23) is spoken by Paurṇamāsī in a conversation with Gārgī.
Kṛṣṇa stated in Bhagavad-gītā, traiguṇya-viṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna. Thus He advised Arjuna to rise above the modes of material nature, for the entire Vedic system is filled with descriptions involving sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa. People are generally covered by the quality of rajo-guṇa and are therefore unable to understand the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa with the gopīs of Vraja. Moreover, the quality of tamo-guṇa further disturbs their understanding. In Vṛndāvana, however, although Kṛṣṇa is covered by the hazy darkness of the dust, the gopīs can nevertheless understand that within the dust storm is Kṛṣṇa. Because they are His topmost devotees, they can perceive His hand in everything. Thus even in the dark or in a hazy storm of dust, devotees can understand what Kṛṣṇa is doing. The purport of this verse is that Kṛṣṇa is never lost, under any circumstances, to the vision of exalted devotees like the gopīs.