CC Madhya 23.31 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 31
- tvac-chaiśavaṁ tri-bhuvanādbhutam ity avehi
- mac-cāpalaṁ ca tava vā mama vādhigamyam
- tat kiṁ karomi viralaṁ muralī-vilāsi
- mugdhaṁ mukhāmbujam udīkṣitum īkṣaṇābhyām
SYNONYMS
tvat—Your; śaiśavam—early age; tri-bhuvana—within the three worlds; adbhutam—wonderful; iti—thus; avehi—know; mat-cāpalam—My unsteadiness; ca—and; tava—of You; vā—or; mama—of Me; vā—or; adhigamyam—to by understood; tat—that; kim—what; karomi—I do; viralam—in solitude; muralī-vilāsi—O player of the flute; mugdham—attractive; mukha-ambujam—lotuslike face; udīkṣitum—to see sufficiently; īkṣaṇābhyām—by the eyes.
TRANSLATION
“‘O Kṛṣṇa, O flute-player, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds. You know My unsteadiness, and I know Yours. No one else knows about this. I want to see Your beautiful, attractive face somewhere in a solitary place, but how can this be accomplished?’
PURPORT
This is a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (32).