Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.29

yasyanuraga-lalita-smita-valgu-mantra

lilavaloka-parirambhana-rasa-gostham

nitah sma nah ksanam iva ksanada vina tam

gopyah katham nv atitarema tamo durantam

SYNONYMS

yasya -- whose; anuraga -- with loving affection; lalita -- charming; smita -- (where there were) smiles; valgu -- attractive; mantra -- intimate discussions; lila -- playful; avaloka -- glances; parirambhana -- and embraces; rasa -- of the rasa dance; gostham -- to the assembly; nitah sma -- who were brought; nah -- for us; ksanam -- a moment; iva -- like; ksanadah -- the nights; vina -- without; tam -- Him; gopyah -- O gopis; katham -- how; nu -- indeed; atitarema -- will we cross over; tamah -- the darkness; durantam -- insurmountable.

TRANSLATION

When He brought us to the assembly of the rasa dance, where we enjoyed His affectionate and charming smiles, His delightful secret talks, His playful glances and His embraces, we passed many nights as if they were a single moment. O gopis, how can we possibly cross over the insurmountable darkness of His absence?

PURPORT

For the gopis, a long time in Krsna's association passed like a moment, and a single moment in His absence seemed like a very long time.

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