16 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Antya-lila, Ch. 7

rasotsave ‘sya bhuja-danda-grhita-kantha-
labdhasisam ya udagad vraja-sundarinam

SYNONYMS

na—not; ayam—this; sriyah—of the goddess of fortune; arige—on the chest;
u—alas; nitanta-rateh—who is very intimately related; prasadah—the favor;
svah—of the heavenly planets; yositam—of women; nalina—of the lotus flower;
gandha—having the aroma; rucam—and bodily luster; kutah—much less;
anyadh—others; rasa-utsave—in the festival of the rasa dance; asya—of Lord Sri
Krsna; bhuja-danda—by the arms; grhita—embraced; kantha—their necks;
labdha-asisam—who achieved such a blessing; yah—which; udagat—became
manifest; vraja-sundarinam—of the beautiful gopis, the transcendental girls of
Vrajabhami.

TRANSLATION

“ “When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the rasa-lila, the gopis
were embraced by the arms of the Lord. This transcendental favor was never
bestowed upon the goddess of fortune or the other consorts in the spiritual
world. Indeed, never was such a favor even imagined by the most beautiful
girls in the heavenly planets, whose bodily luster and aroma resemble those of
lotus flowers. And what to speak of worldly women who are very beautiful ac-
cording to the material estimation?’

PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.60).

TEXT 30

SaSiea AM SoA SoH STA |
QRS GCHAR BEAM FHA 11 Oo 1

suddha-bhave sakha kare skandhe drohana
suddha-bhave vrajesvari karena bandhana

SYNONYMS

suddha-bhave—in pure consciousness; sakha—friend; kare—does; skandhe—
on the shoulder; arohana—rising; suddha-bhave—in pure consciousness; vra-
ja-isvari—the Queen of Vraja; karena bandhana—binds.

TRANSLATION

“In pure Krsna consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Krsna, and
mother Yasoda binds the Lord.
