Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 178 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.178

সরসি সারসহংসবিহংগাশ্চারুগীতহৃতচেতস এত্য হরিমুপাসত তে যতচিত্তা হন্ত মীলিতদৃশো ধৃতমৌনাঃ

सरसि सारसहंसविहंगाश्चारुगीतहृतचेतस एत्य हरिमुपासत ते यतचित्ता हन्त मीलितदृशो धृतमौनाः

sarasi sārasa-haṁsa-vihaṅgāś cāru-gīta-hṛta-cetasa etya harim upāsata te yata-cittā hanta mīlita-dṛśo dhṛta-maunāḥ

Synonyms

sarasiin the water; sārasacranes; haṁsaswans; vihaṅgāḥbirds; cāru-gītaby the melodious song of Kṛṣṇa's flute; hṛta-cetasaḥdevoid of material consciousness; etyacoming near; harimthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; upāsataworshiped; teall of them; yata-cittāḥwith full attention; hantaalas; mīlita-dṛśaḥclosing their eyes; dhṛta-maunāḥcompletely silent..

Translation

" 'All the cranes and swans in the water are being enchanted by the melodious song of Kṛṣṇa's flute. They have approached and are worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead with full attention. Alas, they are closing their eyes and are becoming completely silent.'

Purport

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.35.11). In the day, Kṛṣṇa went to the forest of Vṛndāvana, and at that time, the gopīs, being morose due to separation from Him, were lamenting in this way.

Verse 178 of 355
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