Text 37] The Lord Travels to Vrndavana 19

dhanyah sma midha-matayo ‘pi harinya eta
ya nanda-nandanam upatta-vicitra-vesam

akarnya venu-ranitam saha-krsna-sarah
pujarn dadhur viracitarh pranayavalokaih

SYNONYMS

dhanyah—fortunate, blessed; sma—certainly; midha-matayah—foolish, with-
out good sense; api—although; harinyah—she-deer; etah—these; yah—who;
nanda-nandanam—the son of Maharaja Nanda; upatta-vicitra-vesam—dressed
very attractively; akarnya—hearing; venu-ranitam—the sound of His flute; saha-
krsna-sarah —accompanied by the black deer (their husbands); pujam dadhuh—
they worshiped; viracitam—performed; pranaya-avalokaih—by their affectionate
glances.

TRANSLATION

“Blessed are all these foolish deer because they have approached the son of
Maharaja Nanda, who is gorgeously dressed and is playing on His flute. In-
deed, both the does and the bucks worship the Lord with looks of love and
affection.”

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.21.11) spoken by the gopis of
Vrndavana.

TEXT 37

CAASICA AT Sei HVA Ntp-Ats |
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hena-kdle vyaghra tatha dila panca-sdata
vyaghra-mrgi mili’ cale mahdprabhura satha

SYNONYMS
hena-kdle—at this time; vyaghra—tigers; tatha—there; dila—came; ‘panca-
sdta—five to seven; vyaghra-mrgi—the tigers and deer; mili’—coming together;
cale—go; mahaprabhura satha—with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was passing through the jungle, five or
seven tigers came. Joining the deer, the tigers began to follow the Lord.
