Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.29.3

drishtva kumudvantam akhanda-mandalam

ramananabham nava-kunkumarunam

vanam ca tat-komala-gobhi ranjitam

jagau kalam vama-drisam manoharam

SYNONYMS

drishtva -- observing; kamut-vantam -- causing the night-blooming kumuda lotuses to open; akhanda -- unbroken; mandalam -- the disk of whose face; rama -- of the goddess of fortune; anana -- (resembling) the face; abham -- whose light; nava -- new; kunkuma -- with vermilion powder; arunam -- reddened; vanam -- the forest; ca -- and; tat -- of that moon; komala -- gentle; gobhih -- by the rays; ranjitam -- colored; jagau -- He played His flute; kalam -- sweetly; vama-drisam -- for the girls who had charming eyes; manah-haram -- enchanting.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krishna saw the unbroken disk of the full moon glowing with the red effulgence of newly applied vermilion, as if it were the face of the goddess of fortune. He also saw the kumuda lotuses opening in response to the moon's presence and the forest gently illumined by its rays. Thus the Lord began to play sweetly on His flute, attracting the minds of the beautiful-eyed gopis.

PURPORT

The word jagau in this verse indicates that Lord Krishna played songs on His flute, as confirmed in Text 40 by the words ka stry anga te kala-padayata-venu-gita. The word rama may indicate not only Lord Vishnu's consort but also Srimati Radharani, the original goddess of fortune. Lord Krishna appeared in the dynasty of the moon-god, and the moon plays a prominent role here in preparing for the Lord's entrance into the midst of the rasa dance.

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