CC Madhya 21.124
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 124
- aṭati yad bhavān ahni kānanaṁ
- truṭir yugāyate tvām apaśyatām
- kuṭila-kuntalaṁ śrī-mukhaṁ ca te
- jaḍa udīkṣatāṁ pakṣma-kṛd dṛśām
SYNONYMS
aṭati—goes; yat—when; bhavān—Your Lordship; ahni—in the day; kānanam—to the forest; truṭiḥ—half a second; yugāyate—appears like a yuga; tvām—You; apaśyatām—of those not seeing; kuṭila-kuntalam—adorned with curly hair; śrī-mukham—beautiful face; ca—and; te—Your; jaḍaḥ—stupid; udīkṣatām—looking at; pakṣma-kṛt—the maker of eyelashes; dṛśām—of the eyes.
TRANSLATION
“‘O Kṛṣṇa, when You go to the forest during the day and we do not see Your sweet face, which is surrounded by beautiful curly hair, half a second becomes as long as an entire age for us. And we consider the creator, who has put eyelids on the eyes we use for seeing You, to be simply a fool.’
PURPORT
This verse is spoken by the gopīs in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.31.15).