Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.30

yo 'hnah ksaye vrajam ananta-sakhah parito

gopair visan khura-rajas-churitalaka-srak

venum kvanan smita-kataksa-niriksanena

cittam ksinoty amum rte nu katham bhavema

SYNONYMS

yah -- who; ahnah -- of the day; ksaye -- at the demise; vrajam -- the village of Vraja; ananta -- of Ananta, Lord Balarama; sakhah -- the friend Krsna; paritah -- accompanied on all sides; gopaih -- by the cowherd boys; visan -- entering; khura -- of the hoofprints (of the cows); rajah -- with the dust; churita -- smeared; alaka -- the locks of His hair; srak -- and His garlands; venum -- His flute; kvanan -- playing; smita -- smiling; kata-aksa -- from the corners of His eyes; niriksanena -- with glances; cittam -- our minds; ksinoti -- He destroys; amum -- Him; rte -- without; nu -- indeed; katham -- how; bhavema -- we can exist.

TRANSLATION

How can we exist without Ananta's friend Krsna, who in the evening would return to Vraja in the company of the cowherd boys, His hair and garland powdered with the dust raised by the cows' hooves? As He played His flute, He would captivate our minds with His smiling sidelong glances.

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