Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 65 Verse 13

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.65.13

kathaḿ nu gṛhṇanty anavasthitātmano

vacaḥ kṛta-ghnasya budhāḥ pura-striyaḥ

gṛhṇanti vai citra-kathasya sundara-

smitāvalokocchvasita-smarāturāḥ

SYNONYMS

katham — how; nu — indeed; gṛhṇanti — do they accept; anavasthita — unsteady; ātmanaḥ — of Him whose heart; vacaḥ — the words; kṛta-ghnasya — who is ungrateful; budhāḥ — intelligent; pura — of the city; striyaḥ — women; gṛhṇanti — they accept; vai — indeed; citra — wonderful; kathasya — whose narrations; sundara — beautifully; smita — smiling; avaloka — by the glances; ucchvasita — brought to life; smara — by lust; āturāḥ — agitated.

TRANSLATION

"How can intelligent city women possibly trust the words of one whose heart is so unsteady and who is so ungrateful? They must believe Him because He speaks so wonderfully, and also because His beautiful smiling glances arouse their lust.

PURPORT

According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, some gopīs speak the first two lines of this verse, and others reply in the second two lines.

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