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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch.24]
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প্রায়ো বতাম্ব মুনয়ো বিহগা বনেহস্মিন্ কৃষ্ণেক্ষিতং তদুদিতং কলবেণুগীতম্ । আকহ্ যে ক্রমভুজান্ ক্রচিরপ্রবালান্ শৃঙ্গন্তি মীলিতদৃশে। বিগতাক্মবাচ: ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
prāyo batāmba munayo vihagā vane 'smin kṛṣṇekṣitaṁ tad-uditaṁ kala-veṇu-gītam āruhya ye druma-bhujān rucira-prabālān śrṇvanti mīlita-drśo vigatānya-vācah
SYNONYMS
prāyaḥ —almost;  bata —certainly;  amba —O mother;  munayaḥ —great sages;  vihagāḥ —the birds;  vane —in the forest;  asmin —this;  kṛṣṇa-īkṣitam —seeing the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa;  tat-uditam —created by Him;  kala-veṇu-gītam —sweet vibrations made by playing the flute;  āruhya —rising;  ye —all of them;  druma-bhujān —to the branches of the trees;  rucira-prabālān —having beautiful creepers and twigs;  śṛṇvanti —hear;  milita-dṛśaḥ —closing their eyes;  vigata-anya-vācaḥ —stopping all other sounds.
TRANSLATION
“‘My dear mother, in this forest, all the birds, after rising on the beautiful branches of the trees, are closing their eyes and, not being attracted by any other sound, are simply listening to the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute. Such birds and bees must be on the same level as great saints.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.21.14). This statement was made by the  gopīs , who were lamenting in separation from Kṛṣṇa and studying how the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana were enjoying life like saintly persons.
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এতেহলিনস্তব যশোহথিল-লোকতীর্থং গায়ন্ত আদিপুরুষান্ত্রপথং ভজন্তে ।       
 
  প্রায়ো অমী মুনিগণা ভবদীয়মুখ্য।       
 
  গূঢ়ং বনেহপি ন জহত্যনঘাত্মদৈবম্ ॥ ১৭৭ ॥