Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 17.36

dhanyah sma mudha-matayo 'pi harinya eta

ya nanda-nandanam upatta-vicitra-vesam

akarnya venu-ranitam saha-krsna-sarah

pujam dadhur viracitam pranayavalokaih

SYNONYMS

dhanyah -- fortunate, blessed; sma -- certainly; mudha-matayah -- foolish, without 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 Maharaja Nanda's son, who is gorgeously dressed and is playing on His flute. Indeed, 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.

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