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Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

Verse 36 of 231
Cc Madhya 17.36

ধন্যাঃ স্ম মূঢমতযো ঽপি হরিণ্য এতা যা নন্দনন্দনমুপাত্তবিচিত্রবেশম্ আকর্ণ্য বেণুরণিতং সহকৃষ্ণসারাঃ পূজাং দধুর্বিরচিতাং প্রণযাবলোকৈঃ

धन्याः स्म मूढमतयो ऽपि हरिण्य एता या नन्दनन्दनमुपात्तविचित्रवेशम् आकर्ण्य वेणुरणितं सहकृष्णसाराः पूजां दधुर्विरचितां प्रणयावलोकैः

dhanyāḥ sma mūḍha-matayo 'pi hariṇya etā yā nanda-nandanam upātta-vicitra-veśam ākarṇya veṇu-raṇitaṁ saha-kṛṣṇa-sārāḥ pūjāṁ dadhur viracitāṁ praṇayāvalokaiḥ

Synonyms

dhanyāḥ—fortunate, blessed; sma—certainly; mūḍha-matayaḥ—foolish, without good sense; api—although; hariṇyaḥ—she-deer; etāḥ—these; yāḥ—who; nanda-nandanam—the son of Mahārāja Nanda; upātta-vicitra-veśam—dressed very attractively; ākarṇya—hearing; veṇu-raṇitam—the sound of His flute; saha-kṛṣṇa-sārāḥ—accompanied by the black deer (their husbands); pūjām dadhuḥ—they worshiped; viracitām—performed; praṇaya-avalokaiḥ—by their affectionate glances..

Translation

"Blessed are all these foolish deer because they have approached the son of Mahārāja Nanda, who is gorgeously dressed and is playing on His flute. Indeed, both the does and the bucks worship the Lord with looks of love and affection."

Purport

This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.21.11) spoken by the gopīs of Vṛndāvana.

Verse 36 of 231