Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.156

gopyas tapah kim acaran yad amushya rūpam

lāvanya-sāram asamordhvam ananya-siddham

drigbhih pibanty anusavābhinavam durāpam

ekānta-dhāma yaśasah śriya aiśvarasya

SYNONYMS

gopyah — the gopīs; tapah — austerities; kim — what; acaran — performed; yat — from which; amushya — of such a one (Lord Krishna); rūpam — the form; lāvanya-sāram — the essence of loveliness; asama-ūrdhvam — not paralleled or surpassed; ananya-siddham — not perfected by any other ornament (self-perfect); drigbhih — by the eyes; pibanti — they drink; anusava-abhinavam — constantly new; durāpam — difficult to obtain; ekānta-dhāma — the only abode; yaśasah — of fame; śriyah — of beauty; aiśvarasya — of opulence.

TRANSLATION

[The women of Mathurā said:] "What austerities must the gopīs have performed? With their eyes they always drink the nectar of the form of Lord Krishna, which is the essence of loveliness and is not to be equaled or surpassed. That loveliness is the only abode of beauty, fame and opulence. It is self-perfect, ever fresh and extremely rare."

PURPORT

This text from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.44.14) was spoken by the women of Mathurā when they saw Krishna and Balarāma in the arena with King Kamsa's great wrestlers Mushtika and Cānūra.

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