Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.15.7

nrityanty ami sikhina idya muda harinyah

kurvanti gopya iva te priyam ikshanena

suktais ca kokila-gana griham agataya

dhanya vanaukasa iyan hi satam nisargah

SYNONYMS

nrityanti -- are dancing; ami -- these; sikhinah -- peacocks; idya -- O worshipable Lord; muda -- with joy; harinyah -- the female deer; kurvanti -- are making; gopyah -- the gopis; iva -- as if; te -- for You; priyam -- gratification; ikshanena -- by their glancing; suktaih -- with Vedic prayers; ca -- and; kokila-ganah -- the cuckoos; griham -- to their home; agataya -- who has arrived; dhanyah -- fortunate; vana-okasah -- the residents of the forest; iyan -- such; hi -- indeed; satam -- of saintly personalities; nisargah -- the nature.

TRANSLATION

O worshipable one, these peacocks are dancing before You out of joy, these doe are pleasing You with affectionate glances, just as the gopis do, and these cuckoos are honoring You with Vedic prayers. All these residents of the forest are most fortunate, and their behavior toward You certainly befits great souls receiving another great soul at home.

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