CC Adi 4.156

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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CC Adi 4.157

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 156

gopyas tapaḥ kim acaran yad amuṣya rūpaṁ
lāvaṇya-sāram asamordhvam ananya-siddham
dṛgbhiḥ pibanty anusavābhinavaṁ durāpam
ekānta-dhāma yaśasaḥ śriya aiśvarasya

SYNONYMS

gopyaḥ—the gopīs; tapaḥ—austerities; kim—what; acaran—performed; yat—from which; amuṣya—of such a one (Lord Kṛṣṇa); rūpam—the form; lāvaṇya-sāram—the essence of loveliness; asama-ūrdhvam—not paralleled or surpassed; ananya-siddham—not perfected by any other ornament (self-perfect); dṛgbhiḥ—by the eyes; pibanti—they drink; anusava-abhinavam—constantly new; durāpam—difficult to obtain; ekānta-dhāma—the only abode; yaśasaḥ—of fame; śriyaḥ—of beauty; aiśvarasya—of opulence.

TRANSLATION

[The women of Mathurā said:] “What austerities must the gopīs have performed? With their eyes they always drink the nectar of the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which is the essence of loveliness and is not to be equaled or surpassed. That loveliness is the only abode of beauty, fame and opulence. It is self-perfect, ever fresh and extremely rare.”

PURPORT

This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.44.14) was spoken by the women of Mathurā when they saw Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in the arena with King Kaṁsa’s great wrestlers Muṣṭika and Cāṇūra.