Text 144] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 179

ataeva—therefore; atma-paryanta—even up to His own self; sarva—all; citta—of
hearts; hara—the attractor.

TRANSLATION

“Krsna is all-attractive for all devotional mellows because He is the per-
sonification of the conjugal mellow. Krsna is attractive not only to all the
devotees, but to Himself as well.

TEXT 144

farwatagaacaa BarEtaafeanlea-

CAPO Acs talaH ATA H AAT HIS AAT |

TRU JSRTAN(Saow: Hora fafys:

sata: af afeatiaa aca) wai fas WSLS pseu

visvesam anurafijanena janayann dnandam indivara-
sreni-syamala-komalair upanayann angair anarigotsavam

svacchandarm vraja-sundaribhir abhitah pratyanigam dlingitah
srngarah sakhi mdrtiman iva madhau mugdho harih kridati

SYNONYMS

visvesam—of all the gopis; anurafijanena—by the act of pleasing; janayan—
producing; d4anandam—the bliss; indivara-sreni—like a row of blue lotuses;
syamala—bluish black; komalaih—and soft; upanayan—bringing; angaih—with
His limbs; anariga-utsavam—a festival for Cupid; svacchandam—without restric-
tion; vraja-sundaribhih—by the young women of Vraja; abhitah—on both sides;
prati-angam—each limb; alingitah—embraced; srigarah—amorous love; sakhi—
O friend; murtiman—embodied; iva—like; madhau—in the springtime;
mugdhah—perplexed; harih—Lord Hari; kridati—plays.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘My dear friends, just see how Sri Krsna is enjoying the season of spring!
With the gopis embracing each of His limbs, He is like amorous love per-
sonified. With His transcendental pastimes, He enlivens all the gopis and the
entire creation. With His soft bluish black arms and legs, which resemble blue
lotus flowers, He has created a festival for Cupid.’

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Gita-govinda (1.11). See also Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-
lila, Chapter Four, text 224.
