Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.29.43

tābhiḥ sametābhir udāra-ceṣṭitaḥ

priyekṣaṇotphulla-mukhībhir acyutaḥ

udāra-hāsa-dvija-kunda-dīdhatir

vyarocataiṇāńka ivoḍubhir vṛtaḥ

SYNONYMS

tābhiḥ — with them; sametābhiḥ — who were all joined together; udāra — magnanimous; ceṣṭitaḥHe whose activities; priya — affectionate; īkṣaṇa — by His glances; utphulla — blossoming; mukhībhiḥ — whose faces; acyutaḥ — the infallible Lord; udāra — with broad; hāsa — smiles; dvija — of His teeth; kunda — (like) jasmine flowers; dīdhatiḥ — showing the effulgence; vyarocataHe appeared splendid; eṇa-ańkaḥ — the moon, who bears marks resembling a black deer; iva — like; uḍubhiḥ — by stars; vṛtaḥ — surrounded.

TRANSLATION

Among the assembled gopīs, the infallible Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared just like the moon surrounded by stars. He whose activities are so magnanimous made their faces blossom with His affectionate glances, and His broad smiles revealed the effulgence of His jasmine-bud-like teeth.

PURPORT

The word acyuta here indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa did not fail to give pleasure to each and every gopī in the nocturnal assembly.

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