Text 190] Rapa Gosvami’s Meeting with the Lord 107

unable to understand the pastimes of Krsna with the gopis of Vraja. Moreover, the
quality of tamo-guna further disturbs their understanding. In Vrndavana, however,
although Krsna is covered by the hazy darkness of the dust, the gopis can
nevertheless understand that within the dust storm is Krsna. Because they are His
topmost devotees, they can perceive His hand in everything. Thus even in the
dark or in a hazy storm of dust, devotees can understand what Krsna is doing. The
purport of this verse is that Krsna is never lost, under any circumstances, to the
vision of exalted devotees like the gopis.

TEXT 189
fermraqa yeuur: Féfe ates tata ai fare |
Al Bate Pratl aaastaa FS) I sve |
hriyam avagrhya grhebhyah karsati
radham vandya ya nipuna

sa jayati nisrstartha
vara-Varhsaja-kakali dati

SYNONYMS

hriyam—bashfulness; avagrhya—impeding; grhebhyah—from private houses;
karsati—attracts; radham—Srimati Radharani; vanaya—to the forest; ya—which;
nipund—being expert; sda—that; jayati—let it be glorified; nisrsta-artha—
authorized; vara-varhsaja—of the bamboo flute; kakali—the sweet tone; duti—
the messenger.

TRANSLATION

‘May the sweet sound of Lord Krsna’s flute, His authorized messenger, be
glorified, for it expertly releases Srimati Radharani from Her shyness and at-
tracts Her from Her home to the forest.’

PURPORT

This verse from Lalita-madhava (1.24) is spoken by Gargi, the daughter of
Gargamuni.

TEXT 190
neBfe fratoss cHtRas Fal Zfragrfs-
Vega Fer aia woTSFalray: |
Bez ohlrawratfey ease y-
Aq qferae cowsceTIfeISlZ Wet 990 |
