Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.51.1-6

sri-suka uvaca

tam vilokya viniskrantam

ujjihanam ivodupam

darsaniyatamam syamam

pita-kauseya-vasasam

srivatsa-vaksasam bhrajat

kaustubhamukta-kandharam

prthu-dirgha-catur-bahum

nava-kanjaruneksanam

nitya-pramuditam srimat

su-kapolam suci-smitam

mukharavindam bibhranam

sphuran-makara-kundalam

vasudevo hy ayam iti

puman srivatsa-lanchanah

catur-bhujo 'ravindakso

vana-maly ati-sundarah

laksanair narada-proktair

nanyo bhavitum arhati

nirayudhas calan padbhyam

yotsye 'nena nirayudhah

iti niscitya yavanah

pradravad tam paran-mukham

anvadhavaj jighrksus tam

durapam api yoginam

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; tam -- Him; vilokya -- seeing; viniskrantam -- coming out; ujjihanam -- rising; iva -- as if; udupam -- the moon; darsaniya-tamam -- the most beautiful to behold; syamam -- dark blue; pita -- yellow; kauseya -- silk; vasasam -- whose garment; srivatsa -- the mark of the goddess of fortune, consisting of a special swirl of hair and belonging to the Supreme Lord alone; vaksasam -- upon whose chest; bhrajat -- brilliant; kaustubha -- with the gem Kaustubha; amukta -- decorated; kandharam -- whose neck; prthu -- broad; dirgha -- and long; catuh -- four; bahum -- having arms; nava -- newly grown; kanja -- like lotuses; aruna -- pink; iksanam -- whose eyes; nitya -- always; pramuditam -- joyful; srimat -- effulgent; su -- beautiful; kapolam -- with cheeks; suci -- clean; smitam -- with a smile; mukha -- His face; aravindam -- lotuslike; bibhranam -- displaying; sphuran -- glittering; makara -- shark; kundalam -- earrings; vasudevah -- Vasudeva; hi -- indeed; ayam -- this; iti -- thus thinking; puman -- person; srivatsa-lanchanah -- marked with Srivatsa; catuh-bhujah -- four-armed; aravinda-aksah -- lotus-eyed; vana -- of forest flowers; mali -- wearing a garland; ati -- extremely; sundarah -- beautiful; laksanaih -- by the symptoms; narada-proktaih -- told by Narada Muni; na -- no; anyah -- other; bhavitum arhati -- can He be; nirayudhah -- without weapons; calan -- going; padbhyam -- by foot; yotsye -- I will fight; anena -- with Him; nirayudhah -- without weapons; iti -- thus; niscitya -- deciding; yavanah -- the barbarian Kalayavana; pradravantam -- who was fleeing; parak -- turned away; mukham -- whose face; anvadhavat -- he pursued; jighrksuh -- wanting to catch; tam -- Him; durapam -- unattainable; api -- even; yoginam -- by mystic yogis.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Kalayavana saw the Lord come out from Mathura like the rising moon. The Lord was most beautiful to behold, with His dark-blue complexion and yellow silk garment. Upon His chest He bore the mark of Srivatsa, and the Kaustubha gem adorned His neck. His four arms were sturdy and long. He displayed His ever-joyful lotuslike face, with eyes pink like lotuses, beautifully effulgent cheeks, a pristine smile and glittering shark-shaped earrings. The barbarian thought, "This person must indeed be Vasudeva, since He possesses the characteristics Narada mentioned: He is marked with Srivatsa, He has four arms, His eyes are like lotuses, He wears a garland of forest flowers, and He is extremely handsome. He cannot be anyone else. Since He goes on foot and unarmed, I will fight Him without weapons." Resolving thus, he ran after the Lord, who turned His back and ran away. Kalayavana hoped to catch Lord Krsna, though great mystic yogis cannot attain Him.

PURPORT

Although Kalayavana was seeing Lord Krsna with his own eyes, he could not adequately appreciate the beautiful Lord. Thus instead of worshiping Krsna, he attacked Him. Similarly, it is not uncommon for modern men to attack Krsna in the name of philosophy, "law and order" and even religion.

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