Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.35.16-17

nija-padabja-dalair dhvaja-vajra

nirajankusa-vicitra-lalamaih

vraja-bhuvah samayan khura-todam

varsma-dhurya-gatir idita-venuh

vrajati tena vayam sa-vilasa

viksanarpita-manobhava-vegah

kuja-gatim gamita na vidamah

kasmalena kavaram vasanam va

SYNONYMS

nija -- His own; pada-abja -- of the lotus feet; dalaih -- like flower petals; dhvaja -- of a flag; vajra -- thunderbolt; niraja -- lotus; ankusa -- and elephant goad; vicitra -- variegated; lalamaih -- by the markings; vraja -- of Vraja; bhuvah -- of the ground; samayan -- relieving; khura -- from the hooves (of the cows); todam -- the pain; varsma -- with His body; dhurya -- like an elephant's; gatih -- whose movement; idita -- extolled; venuh -- whose flute; vrajati -- He walks; tena -- by that; vayam -- we; savilasa -- playful; viksana -- with His glances; arpita -- bestowed; manah-bhava -- of lust; vegah -- whose agitation; kuja -- like that of trees; gatim -- whose movement (i.e., complete lack of movement); gamitah -- attaining; na vidamah -- we do not recognize; kasmalena -- because of our bewilderment; kavaram -- the braids of our hair; vasanam -- our dress; va -- or.

TRANSLATION

As Krsna 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 gopis, who become agitated by Cupid when Krsna playfully glances at us, stand as still as trees, unaware that our hair and garments are slackening.

PURPORT

Here mother Yasoda is no longer in the company of the gopis, who are confidentially describing their conjugal attraction to Sri Krsna. It is clear from the comments of Jiva Gosvami and other acaryas that the statements in this chapter were made at various times and places. This is natural, since the gopis were always absorbed in thoughts of Sri Krsna, day and night.

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