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āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ | :āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ | ||
yogeśvarair hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ saṁsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṁ | :yogeśvarair hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ saṁsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṁ | ||
gehaṁ juṣām api manasy udiyāt sadā naḥ | :gehaṁ juṣām api manasy udiyāt sadā naḥ | ||
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''āhuḥ''—the gopīs said; ''ca''—and; ''te''—Your; ''nalina-nabha''—O Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower; ''pada-aravindam''—lotus feet; ''yoga-īśvaraiḥ''—by the great mystic yogīs; ''hṛdi''—within the heart; ''vicintyam''—to be meditated upon; ''agādha-bodhaiḥ''—who were highly learned philosophers; ''saṁsāra-kūpa''—the dark well of material existence; ''patita''—of those fallen; ''uttaraṇa''—of deliverers; ''avalambam''—the only shelter; ''geham''—family affairs; ''juṣām''—of those engaged; ''api''—though; ''manasi''—in the minds; ''udiyāt''—let be awakened; ''sadā''—always; ''naḥ''—our. | |||
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The gopīs spoke thus: Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower, Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well of material existence. Your feet are worshiped and meditated upon by great mystic yogīs and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet may also be awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs. | The gopīs spoke thus: Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower, Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well of material existence. Your feet are worshiped and meditated upon by great mystic yogīs and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet may also be awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs. | ||
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The translation and word meanings for this verse are taken from Śrīla Prabhupāda's English rendering of | The translation and word meanings for this verse are taken from Śrīla Prabhupāda's English rendering of [[Sri Caitanya-caritamrta|''Caitanya-caritāmṛta'']] ([[CC ''Madhya'' 1.81]]), where this verse is quoted. | ||
Revealing the jealous mood in which the gopīs spoke these deceptively reverential words, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī gives their statements as follows: "O Supreme Lord, O directly manifest Supersoul, O crest jewel of instructors in definitive knowledge, You were aware of our excessive attachment to home, property and family. Therefore You previously had Uddhava instruct us in the knowledge that dispels ignorance, and now You have done so Yourself. In this way You have purified our hearts of contamination, and as a result we understand Your pure love for us, free from any motivation other than assuring our liberation. But we are only unintelligent cowherd women; how can this knowledge remain fixed in our hearts? We cannot even meditate steadily on Your feet, the focus of realization for great souls like Lord Brahmā. Please be merciful to us and somehow make it possible for us to concentrate on You, even a little. We are still suffering the reactions of our own fruitive work, so how can we meditate on You, the goal of great yogīs? Such yogīs are immeasurably wise, but we are mere feeble-minded women. Please do something to get us out of this deep well of material life." | Revealing the jealous mood in which the ''gopīs'' spoke these deceptively reverential words, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī gives their statements as follows: "O Supreme Lord, O directly manifest Supersoul, O crest jewel of instructors in definitive knowledge, You were aware of our excessive attachment to home, property and family. Therefore You previously had Uddhava instruct us in the knowledge that dispels ignorance, and now You have done so Yourself. In this way You have purified our hearts of contamination, and as a result we understand Your pure love for us, free from any motivation other than assuring our liberation. But we are only unintelligent cowherd women; how can this knowledge remain fixed in our hearts? We cannot even meditate steadily on Your feet, the focus of realization for great souls like Lord Brahmā. Please be merciful to us and somehow make it possible for us to concentrate on You, even a little. We are still suffering the reactions of our own fruitive work, so how can we meditate on You, the goal of great ''yogīs''? Such ''yogīs'' are immeasurably wise, but we are mere feeble-minded women. Please do something to get us out of this deep well of material life." | ||
Pure devotees are never motivated by a desire for material elevation or spiritual liberation. And even if the Lord offers them such benedictions, the devotees often refuse to accept them. As stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 11.20.34]]), | Pure devotees are never motivated by a desire for material elevation or spiritual liberation. And even if the Lord offers them such benedictions, the devotees often refuse to accept them. As stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Eleventh Canto of [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 11.20.34]]), | ||
:na kiñcit sādhavo dhīrā | :na kiñcit sādhavo dhīrā | ||
:bhaktā hy ekāntino mama | :bhaktā hy ekāntino mama | ||
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:kaivalyam apunar-bhavam | :kaivalyam apunar-bhavam | ||
"Because My devotees possess saintly behavior and deep intelligence, they completely dedicate themselves to Me and do not desire anything besides Me. Indeed, even if I offer them liberation from birth and death, they do not accept it." It is quite appropriate, therefore, that the gopīs respond with a trace of jealous anger to Lord Kṛṣṇa's attempt at teaching them jñāna-yoga. | "Because My devotees possess saintly behavior and deep intelligence, they completely dedicate themselves to Me and do not desire anything besides Me. Indeed, even if I offer them liberation from birth and death, they do not accept it." It is quite appropriate, therefore, that the ''gopīs'' respond with a trace of jealous anger to Lord Kṛṣṇa's attempt at teaching them ''jñāna-yoga''. | ||
Thus, according to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the words the ''gopīs'' speak in this verse may be interpreted as follows: "O sun who directly destroys the darkness of ignorance, we are scorched by the sun-rays of this philosophical knowledge. We are ''cakora'' birds who can subsist only on the moonlight radiating from Your beautiful face. Please come back to Vṛndāvana with us, and in this way bring us back to life." | |||
And if He says, "Then come to Dvārakā; there we will enjoy together," they reply that Śrī Vṛndāvana is their home, and they are too attached to it for them to take up residence anywhere else. Only there, the ''gopīs'' imply, can Kṛṣṇa attract them by wearing peacock feathers in His turban and playing enchanting music with His flute. Only by His appearing again in Vṛndāvana can the ''gopīs'' be saved, not by any other kind of meditation on Him or theoretical knowledge of the self. | |||
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''Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Eighty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana."'' | |||
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 48
- āhuś ca te nalina-nābha padāravindaṁ
- yogeśvarair hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ saṁsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṁ
- gehaṁ juṣām api manasy udiyāt sadā naḥ
SYNONYMS
āhuḥ—the gopīs said; ca—and; te—Your; nalina-nabha—O Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower; pada-aravindam—lotus feet; yoga-īśvaraiḥ—by the great mystic yogīs; hṛdi—within the heart; vicintyam—to be meditated upon; agādha-bodhaiḥ—who were highly learned philosophers; saṁsāra-kūpa—the dark well of material existence; patita—of those fallen; uttaraṇa—of deliverers; avalambam—the only shelter; geham—family affairs; juṣām—of those engaged; api—though; manasi—in the minds; udiyāt—let be awakened; sadā—always; naḥ—our.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The gopīs spoke thus: Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower, Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well of material existence. Your feet are worshiped and meditated upon by great mystic yogīs and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet may also be awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary persons engaged in household affairs.
PURPORT
The translation and word meanings for this verse are taken from Śrīla Prabhupāda's English rendering of Caitanya-caritāmṛta (CC ''Madhya'' 1.81), where this verse is quoted.
Revealing the jealous mood in which the gopīs spoke these deceptively reverential words, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī gives their statements as follows: "O Supreme Lord, O directly manifest Supersoul, O crest jewel of instructors in definitive knowledge, You were aware of our excessive attachment to home, property and family. Therefore You previously had Uddhava instruct us in the knowledge that dispels ignorance, and now You have done so Yourself. In this way You have purified our hearts of contamination, and as a result we understand Your pure love for us, free from any motivation other than assuring our liberation. But we are only unintelligent cowherd women; how can this knowledge remain fixed in our hearts? We cannot even meditate steadily on Your feet, the focus of realization for great souls like Lord Brahmā. Please be merciful to us and somehow make it possible for us to concentrate on You, even a little. We are still suffering the reactions of our own fruitive work, so how can we meditate on You, the goal of great yogīs? Such yogīs are immeasurably wise, but we are mere feeble-minded women. Please do something to get us out of this deep well of material life."
Pure devotees are never motivated by a desire for material elevation or spiritual liberation. And even if the Lord offers them such benedictions, the devotees often refuse to accept them. As stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.20.34),
- na kiñcit sādhavo dhīrā
- bhaktā hy ekāntino mama
- vāñchanty api mayā dattaṁ
- kaivalyam apunar-bhavam
"Because My devotees possess saintly behavior and deep intelligence, they completely dedicate themselves to Me and do not desire anything besides Me. Indeed, even if I offer them liberation from birth and death, they do not accept it." It is quite appropriate, therefore, that the gopīs respond with a trace of jealous anger to Lord Kṛṣṇa's attempt at teaching them jñāna-yoga.
Thus, according to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the words the gopīs speak in this verse may be interpreted as follows: "O sun who directly destroys the darkness of ignorance, we are scorched by the sun-rays of this philosophical knowledge. We are cakora birds who can subsist only on the moonlight radiating from Your beautiful face. Please come back to Vṛndāvana with us, and in this way bring us back to life."
And if He says, "Then come to Dvārakā; there we will enjoy together," they reply that Śrī Vṛndāvana is their home, and they are too attached to it for them to take up residence anywhere else. Only there, the gopīs imply, can Kṛṣṇa attract them by wearing peacock feathers in His turban and playing enchanting music with His flute. Only by His appearing again in Vṛndāvana can the gopīs be saved, not by any other kind of meditation on Him or theoretical knowledge of the self.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Eighty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana."