294 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 21

gopis are like straws and dry leaves. After they fall down in the whirlwind,
they never rise again but remain eternally at the lotus feet of Krsna.

TEXT 114

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sakhi he, kon tapa kaila gopi-gana
krsna-rapa-sumadhuri, pibi’ pibi’ netra bhari’,
slaghya kare janma-tanu-mana

SYNONYMS
sakhi he —My dear friend; kon—what; tapa—austerity; kaila—have executed;
gopi-gana—all the gopis; krsna-rdpa—of the beauty of Lord Krsna; su-madhuri—
the essence of all sweetness; pibi’ pibi’—drinking and drinking; netra bhari’—
filling the eyes; slaghya kare—they glorify; janma-tanu-mana—their births, bodies
and minds.
TRANSLATION

“O my dear friend, what severe austerities have the gopis performed to
drink His transcendental beauty and sweetness through their eyes in complete
fulfillment? Thus they glorify their births, bodies and minds.

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CA RGA Bea’ Bia, arte ata waia,
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ye mdadhurira Grdhva dna, nahi yara samdna,
paravyome svarupera gane
yenho saba-avatari, paravyoma-adhik ri,
e madhurya nahi ndrayane

SYNONYMS

ye madhurira—that sweetness; Grdhva—higher; dna—another; nahi—there is
not; ydra samana—equal to which; para-vyome—the spiritual sky; sva-rdpera
