Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 31: The Gopis' Songs of Separation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.18

vraja-vanaukasam vyaktir anga te

vrjina-hantry alam visva-mangalam

tyaja manak ca nas tvat-sprhatmanam

sva-jana-hrd-rujam yan nisudanam

SYNONYMS

vraja-vana -- in the forests of Vraja; okasam -- for those who dwell; vyaktih -- the appearance; anga -- dear one; te -- Your; vrjina -- of distress; hantri -- the agent of destruction; alam -- extremely so; visva-mangalam -- all-auspicious; tyaja -- please release; manak -- a little; ca -- and; nah -- to us; tvat -- for You; sprha -- with hankering; atmanam -- whose minds are filled; sva -- Your own; jana -- devotees; hrt -- in the hearts; rujam -- of the disease; yat -- which is; nisudanam -- that which counteracts.

TRANSLATION

O beloved, Your all-auspicious appearance vanquishes the distress of those living in Vraja's forests. Our minds long for Your association. Please give to us just a bit of that medicine, which counteracts the disease in Your devotees' hearts.

PURPORT

According to the acaryas, the gopis repeatedly entreat Lord Krsna to place His lotus feet on their breasts. The gopis are not victims of material lust, but rather they are absorbed in pure love of Godhead and thus want to serve Lord Krsna's lotus feet by offering their beautiful breasts to Him. Materialistic persons, who are victims of mundane sex desire, will not be able to understand how these conjugal dealings take place on a pure, spiritual platform, and that is the materialists' great misfortune.

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