26 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 7
TRANSLATION
““Uddhava desires to take on his head the dust of the gopis’ lotus feet. | have
learned about all these transcendental loving affairs of Lord Krsna from
Svaripa Damodara.
TEXT 47
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asm aho carana-renu-jusam aham syarn
vrndavane kim api gulma-latausadhinam
ya dustyajam svajanam arya-patham ca hitva
bhejur mukunda-padavim srutibhir vimrgyam
SYNONYMS
asam—of the gopis; aho—oh; carana-renu—the dust of the lotus feet;
jusam—devoted to; aham syam—let me become; vrndavane—in Vrndavana;
kim api—anyone; gulma-latéa-ausadhinam—among bushes, creepers and herbs;
ya—they who; dustyajam—very difficult to give up; sva-janam—family mem-
bers; arya-patham—the path of chastity; ca—and; hitva—giving up; bhejuh—
worshiped; mukunda-padavim—the lotus feet of Mukunda, Krsna; srutibhih —by
the Vedas; vimrgyam—to be searched for.
TRANSLATION
““‘The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of their husbands,
sons and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they
have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda,
Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh, let me be fortu-
nate enough to be one of the bushes, creepers or herbs in Vrndavana because
the gopis trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet.’
PURPORT
This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61) was spoken by Uddhava. When
Uddhava was sent by Krsna to see the condition of the gopis in Vrndavana, he
stayed there for a few months in their association and always talked with them
about Krsna. Although this greatly pleased the gopis and other residents of Vra-
jabhami, Vrndavana, Uddhava saw that the gopis were severely afflicted by their
