SB 10.39.30

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 39: Akrūra's vision

SB 10.39.29 - SB 10.39.31

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 30

yo 'hnaḥ kṣaye vrajam ananta-sakhaḥ parīto

gopair viśan khura-rajaś-churitālaka-srak

veṇuṁ kvaṇan smita-katākṣa-nirīkṣaṇena

cittaṁ kṣiṇoty amum ṛte nu kathaṁ bhavema

SYNONYMS

yaḥ—who; ahnaḥ—of the day; kṣaye—at the demise; vrajam—the village of Vraja; ananta—of Ananta, Lord Balarāma; sakhaḥ—the friend Kṛṣṇa; parītaḥ—accompanied on all sides; gopaiḥ—by the cowherd boys; khura—of the hoofprints (of the cows); rajaḥ—with the dust; churita—smeared; alaka—the locks of His hair; srak—and His garlands; veṇum—His flute; kvaṇan—playing; smita—smiling; kaṭa-akṣa—from the corners of His eyes; nirīkṣaṇena—with glances; cittam—our minds; kṣiṇoti—He destroys; amum—Him; nu—indeed; katham—how; bhavema—we can exist.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

How can we exist without Ananta's friend Kṛṣṇa, 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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