Text 145] Ripa Gosvami's Meeting with the Lord 77

dhrtva praticchanda-gunarh sundara mama mandire tvarn vasasi
tatha tatha runatsi balitarn yatha yatha cakita palaye

The meaning is the same, but the native language is different. It was spoken by
Madhumangala to Sri Krsna.

TEXT 145

Hest THT Fassoyfoargeeryaaws

ealate facatearqeacay aia facets |

Cl BCT GAIA YSA AHI GI-BAL FT FAIS

atatar: fea foaginafons cateas aala gs: 12804

agre viksya sikhanda-khandam acirad utkampam dlambate
gufijanam ca vilokanan muhur asau sdsrarm parikrosati

no jane janayann apUrva-natana-kridé-camatkaritam
balayah kila citta-bhdmim avisat ko ‘yarn navina-grahah

SYNONYMS

agre—in front; viksya—seeing; sikhanda-khandam—some peacock feathers;
acirat—all of asudden; utkampam—trembling of the heart and body; alambate—
takes to; gufjanam—of a garland of gufja (small conchshells); ca—also;
vilokandt—by seeing; muhuh—constantly; asau—She; sa-asram—with tears;
parikrosati—goes around crying; no—not; jane—| know; janayan—awakening;
apUrva-natana—like unheard-of dramatic dancing; krida—of activities;
camatkaritim—the madness; balayah—of this poor girl; kila—certainly; citta-
bhimim—within the heart; avisat—has entered; kah—what; ayam—this;
navina-grahah—new ecstatic influence.

TRANSLATION

“Upon seeing peacock feathers in front of Her, this girl suddenly begins
trembling. When She sometimes sees a necklace of guija [small conchshells],
She sheds tears and cries loudly. 1 do not know what kind of new ecstatic in-
fluence has entered the heart of this poor girl. It has imbued Her with the
dancing attitude of a player creating wonderful, unprecedented dances on a
stage.’

PURPORT

This verse (Vidagdha-madhava 2.15) is spoken by Mukhard, Lord Krsna’s grand-
mother, in a conversation with the grandmother of Radharani, Paurnamast.
