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CC Madhya 8.149 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 149

aparikalita-pūrvaḥ kaś camatkāra-kārī
sphurati mama garīyān eṣa mādhurya-pūraḥ
ayam aham api hanta prekṣya yaṁ lubdha-cetāḥ
sa-rabhasam upabhoktuṁ kāmaye rādhikeva


SYNONYMS

aparikalita-pūrvaḥ—not previously experienced; kaḥ—who; camatkāra-kārī—causing wonder; sphurati—manifests; mama—My; garīyān—more great; eṣaḥ—this; mādhurya-pūraḥ—abundance of sweetness; ayam—this; aham—I; api—even; hanta—alas; prekṣya—seeing; yam—which; lubdha-cetāḥ—My mind being bewildered; sa-rabhasam—impetuously; upabhoktum—to enjoy; kāmaye—desire; rādhikā iva—like Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.


TRANSLATION

" 'Upon seeing His own reflection in a bejeweled pillar of His Dvārakā palace, Kṛṣṇa desired to embrace it, saying, "Alas, I have never seen such a person before. Who is He? Just by seeing Him I have become eager to embrace Him, exactly like Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī." ' "


PURPORT

This is a verse from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Lalita-mādhava (8.34).