Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 35 Verses 16-17

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 35: The Gopīs Sing of Kṛṣṇa as He Wanders in the Forest

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.35.16-17

nija-padābja-dalair dhvaja-vajra

nīrajāńkuśa-vicitra-lalāmaiḥ

vraja-bhuvaḥ śamayan khura-todaḿ

varṣma-dhurya-gatir īḍita-veṇuḥ

vrajati tena vayaḿ sa-vilāsa

vīkṣaṇārpita-manobhava-vegāḥ

kuja-gatiḿ gamitā na vidāmaḥ

kaśmalena kavaraḿ vasanaḿ vā

SYNONYMS

nija — His own; pada-abja — of the lotus feet; dalaiḥ — like flower petals; dhvaja — of a flag; vajra — thunderbolt; nīraja — lotus; ańkuśa — and elephant goad; vicitra — variegated; lalāmaiḥ — by the markings; vraja — of Vraja; bhuvaḥ — of the ground; śamayan — relieving; khura — from the hooves (of the cows); todam — the pain; varṣma — with His body; dhurya — like an elephant's; gatiḥ — whose movement; īḍita — extolled; veṇuḥ — whose flute; vrajati — He walks; tena — by that; vayam — we; savilāsa — playful; vīkṣaṇa — with His glances; arpita — bestowed; manaḥ-bhava — of lust; vegāḥ — whose agitation; kuja — like that of trees; gatim — whose movement (i.e., complete lack of movement); gamitāḥ — attaining; na vidāmaḥ — we do not recognize; kaśmaleṇa — because of our bewilderment; kavaram — the braids of our hair; vasanam — our dress; vā — or.

TRANSLATION

As Kṛṣṇa strolls through Vraja with His lotus-petal-like feet, marking the ground with the distinctive emblems of flag, thunderbolt, lotus and elephant goad, He relieves the distress the ground feels from the cows' hooves. As He plays His renowned flute, His body moves with the grace of an elephant. Thus we gopīs, who become agitated by Cupid when Kṛṣṇa playfully glances at us, stand as still as trees, unaware that our hair and garments are slackening.

PURPORT

Here mother Yaśodā is no longer in the company of the gopīs, who are confidentially describing their conjugal attraction to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. It is clear from the comments of Jīva Gosvāmī and other ācāryas that the statements in this chapter were made at various times and places. This is natural, since the gopīs were always absorbed in thoughts of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, day and night.

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