Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 50 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.50

বীক্ষ্যালকাবৃতমুখং তব কুণ্ডলশ্রী গণ্ডস্থলাধরসুধং হসিতাবলোকম্ দত্তাভযং চ ভুজদণ্ডযুগং বিলোক্য বক্ষঃ শ্রিযৈকরমণং চ ভবাম দাস্যঃ

वीक्ष्यालकावृतमुखं तव कुण्डलश्री गण्डस्थलाधरसुधं हसितावलोकम् दत्ताभयं च भुजदण्डयुगं विलोक्य वक्षः श्रियैकरमणं च भवाम दास्यः

vīkṣyālakāvṛta-mukhaṁ tava kuṇḍala-śrī- gaṇḍa-sthalādhara-sudhaṁ hasitāvalokam dattābhayaṁ ca bhuja-daṇḍa-yugaṁ vilokya vakṣaḥ śriyaika-ramaṇaṁ ca bhavāma dāsyaḥ

Synonyms

vīkṣyaseeing; alaka-āvṛta-mukhamface decorated with curling tresses of hair; tavaYour; kuṇḍala-śrībeauty of earrings; gaṇḍa-sthalafalling on Your cheeks; adhara-sudhamand the nectar from Your lips; hasita-avalokamYour smiling glance; datta-abhayamwhich assure fearlessness; caand; bhuja-daṇḍa-yugamthe two arms; vilokyaby seeing; vakṣaḥchest; śriyāby the beauty; eka-ramaṇamchiefly producing conjugal attraction; caand; bhavāmawe have become; dāsyaḥYour maidservants..

Translation

" 'Dear Kṛṣṇa, we have simply surrendered ourselves as Your maidservants, for we have seen Your beautiful face decorated with tresses of hair, Your earrings falling upon Your cheeks and the nectar of Your lips. We have also seen the beauty of Your smile and have been embraced by Your arms, which give us courage. Because we have seen Your chest, which is beautiful and broad, we have surrendered ourselves.'

Purport

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.39) was spoken by the gopīs when they arrived near Kṛṣṇa for the rāsa dance on a full moonlit night. The attracted gopīs were awestruck, and they began to speak about how they came to Kṛṣṇa to enjoy the rāsa dance.

Verse 50 of 355
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