CC Madhya 1.81 (1975)
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 81
- 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-nābha—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—although; manasi—in the minds; udiyāt—let be awakened; sadā—always; naḥ—our.
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
This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.82.48).