Ādi-līlāChapter 1: The Spiritual Masters

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 1.17

śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī

vamśīvata-tata-sthitah

karshan venu-svanair gopīr

gopī-nāthah śriye 'stu nah

SYNONYMS

śrī-mān — most beautiful; rāsa — of the rāsa dance; rasa — of the mellow; ārambhī — the initiator; vamśī-vata — Vamśīvata; tata — on the shore; sthitah — standing; karshan — attracting; venu — of the flute; svanaih — by the sounds; gopīh — the cowherd girls; gopī-nāthahŚrī Gopīnātha; śriye — benediction; astu — let there be; nah — our.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śrīla Gopīnātha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, stands on the shore in Vamśīvata and attracts the attention of the cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they all confer upon us their benediction.

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