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Šrītī Cailtanva—caritāmrta
[[Madhva-lijā] Ch 2]
like stone blocks and dried wood. I do not know how long I will be able to continue without shame '
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বংশীগানামৃত-ধাম, লাবণ্যামৃত-জন্মস্থান, যে না দেখে সে চাঁদ বদন । সে নয়নে কিবা কাজ, পড়ুক তার মুণ্ডে বাজ, সে নয়ন রহে কি কারণ ॥ ২৯ ॥
vaṁśī-gānāmṛta-dhāma, lāvaṇyāmṛta-janma-sthāna, 
    ye nā dekhe se cāṅda vadana 
    se nayane kibā kāja, paḍuka tāra muṇḍe vāja, 
    se nayana rahe ki kāraṇa
SYNONYMS
vaṁśī-gāna-amṛta-dhāma —the abode of the nectar derived from the songs of the flute;  lāvaṇya-amṛta-janma-sthāna —the birthplace of the nectar of beauty;  ye —anyone who;  nā —not;  dekhe —sees;  se —that;  cāṅda —moonlike;  vadana —face;  se —those;  nayane —eyes;  kibā kāja —what is the use;  paḍuka —let there be;  tāra —his;  muṇḍe —on the head;  vāja —thunderbolt;  se —those;  nayana —eyes;  rahe —keeps;  ki —what;  kāraṇa —reason.
TRANSLATION
“Of what use are eyes if one does not see the face of Krşna, which resembles the moon and is the birthplace of all beauty and the reservoir of the nectarean songs of His flute? Oh, let a thunderbolt strike his head! Why does he keep such eyes?
PURPORT
The moonlike face of Krṣṇa is the reservoir of nectarean songs and abode of His flute. It is also the root of all bodily beauty. If the eyes of the  gopīs  are not engaged in seeing the beautiful face of Krṣṇa, it is better that they be struck by a thunderbolt. For the  gopīs , to see anything but Krṣṇa is uninteresting and, indeed, detestful. The  gopīs  are never pleased to see anything but Krṣṇa. The only solace for their eyes is the beautiful moonlike face of Krṣṇa, the worshipful object of all senses. When they cannot see the beautiful face of Krṣṇa, they actually see everything as vacant, and they desire to be struck