CC Madhya 17.36
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 36
- dhanyāḥ sma mūḍha-matayo ’pi hariṇya etā
- yā nanda-nandanam upātta-vicitra-veśam
- ākarṇya veṇu-raṇitaṁ saha-kṛṣṇa-sārāḥ
- pūjāṁ dadhur viracitāṁ praṇayāvalokaiḥ
SYNONYMS
dhanyāḥ — fortunate, blessed; sma — certainly; mūḍha-matayaḥ — foolish, without good sense; api — although; hariṇyaḥ — she-deer; etāḥ — these; yāḥ — who; nanda-nandanam — the son of Mahārāja Nanda; upātta-vicitra-veśam — dressed very attractively; ākarṇya — hearing; veṇu-raṇitam — the sound of His flute; saha-kṛṣṇa-sārāḥ — accompanied by the black deer (their husbands); pūjām dadhuḥ — they worshiped; viracitām — performed; praṇaya-avalokaiḥ — by their affectionate glances.
TRANSLATION
“‘Blessed are all these foolish deer because they have approached Mahārāja Nanda’s son, who is gorgeously dressed and is playing on His flute. Indeed, both the does and the bucks worship the Lord with looks of love and affection.’”
PURPORT
This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.21.11) spoken by the gopīs of Vṛndāvana.