178 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

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prayo batamba munayo vihaga vane ‘smin
krsneksitam tad-uditam kala-venu-gitam

druhya ye druma-bhujan rucira-prabdalan
sravanti milita-drso vigatanya-vacah

SYNONYMS

prayah—almost; bata—certainly; amba—O mother; munayah—great sages;
vihagah—the birds; vane—in the forest; asmin—this; krsna-iksitam—seeing the
lotus feet of Krsna; tat-uditam—created by Him; kala-venu-gitam—sweet vibra-
tions made by playing the flute; druhya—rising; ye —all of them; druma-bhujan—
to the branches of the trees; rucira-prabalan—having beautiful creepers and
twigs; srnvanti—hear; milita-drsah—closing their eyes; vigata-anya-vacah—
stopping all other sounds.

TRANSLATION

‘““‘My dear mother, in this forest, all the birds, after rising on the beautiful
branches of the trees, are closing their eyes and, not being attracted by any
other sound, are simply listening to the vibration of Krsna’s flute. Such birds
and bees must be on the same level as great saints.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.21.14). This statement was
made by the gopis, who were lamenting in separation from Krsna and studying
how the inhabitants of Vrndavana were enjoying life like saintly persons.

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