Madhya-līlā

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

dhanyāḥfortunate, blessed; smacertainly; mūḍha-matayaḥfoolish, without good sense; apialthough; hariṇyaḥshe-deer; etāḥthese; yāḥwho; nanda-nandanamthe son of Mahārāja Nanda; upātta-vicitra-veśamdressed very attractively; ākarṇyahearing; veṇu-raṇitamthe sound of His flute; saha-kṛṣṇa-sārāḥaccompanied by the black deer (their husbands); pūjām dadhuḥthey worshiped; viracitāmperformed; praṇaya-avalokaiḥby 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.

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