78 The Nectar of Instruction

vaikunthdj janito vard madhu-puri tatrdpi rdsotsavad

vrndaranyam uddra-pani-ramanat tatrapi
govardhanah
radha-kundam ihdapi gokula-pateh premamrtaplavanat
kurydd asya virdjato giri-tate sevarh viveki na kah

vaikunthat—than Vaikuntha, the spiritual world;
Janitah—because of birth; vard—better; madhu-puri—the
transcendental city known as Mathura; tatra api—superior
to that; rdsa-utsavat—because of the performance of the
rasa-lila; vrndd-aranyam—the forest of Vrndavana;
udara-pani—of Lord Krsna; ramanat—because of various
kinds of loving pastimes; tatra api—superior to that;
govardhanah—Govardhana Hill; radhad-kundam—the place
known as Radha-kunda; iha api—superior to this; gokula-
pateh—of Krsna, the master of Gokula; prema-amrta—
with the nectar of divine love; dplavandt—because of being
overflooded; kuryét—would do; asya—of this (Radha-
kunda); virdjatah—situated; giri-tate—at the foot of
Govardhana Hill; sevém—service; viveki—who is intelli-
gent; na—not; kah—who.

TRANSLATION

The holy place known as Mathura is spiritually
superior to Vaikuntha, the transcendental world, be-
cause the Lord appeared there. Superior to Mathura-
puri is the transcendental forest of Vrndavana because
of Krsna’s rasa-lila pastimes. And superior to the forest
