CC Adi 4.155
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 155
akṣaṇvatāṁ phalam idaṁ na paraṁ vidāmaḥ
sakhyaḥ paśūn anuviveśayator vayasyaiḥ
vaktraṁ vrajeśa-sutayor anuveṇu-juṣṭaṁ
yair vā nipītam anurakta-kaṭākṣa-mokṣam
SYNONYMS
akṣaṇvatām—of those who have eyes; phalam—the fruit; idam—this; na—not; param—other; vidāmaḥ—we know; sakhyaḥ—O friends; paśūn—the cows; anuviveśayatoḥ—causing to enter one forest from another; vayasyaiḥ—with Their friends of the same age; vaktram—the faces; vraja-īśa—of Mahārāja Nanda; sutayoḥ—of the two sons; anuveṇu-juṣṭam—possessed of flutes; yaiḥ—by which; vā—or; nipītam—imbibed; anurakta—loving; kaṭa-akṣa—glances; mokṣam—giving off.
TRANSLATION
[The gopīs said:] “O friends, those eyes that see the beautiful faces of the sons of Mahārāja Nanda are certainly fortunate. As these two sons enter the forest, surrounded by Their friends, driving the cows before Them, They hold Their flutes to Their mouths and glance lovingly upon the residents of Vṛndāvana. For those who have eyes, we think there is no greater object of vision.”
PURPORT
Like the gopīs, one can see Kṛṣṇa continuously if one is fortunate enough. In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said that sages whose eyes have been smeared with the ointment of pure love can see the form of Śyāmasundara (Kṛṣṇa) continuously in the centers of their hearts. This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.21.7) was sung by the gopīs on the advent of the śarat season.