Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 1.17

śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī

vaḿśīvaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ

karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr

gopī-nāthaḥ śriye 'stu naḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-mān — most beautiful; rāsa — of the rāsa dance; rasa — of the mellow; ārambhī — the initiator; vaḿśī-vaṭa — Vaḿśīvaṭa; taṭa — on the shore; sthitaḥ — standing; karṣan — attracting; veṇu — of the flute; svanaiḥ — by the sounds; gopīḥ — the cowherd girls; gopī-nāthaḥ — Śrī Gopīnātha; śriye — benediction; astu — let there be; naḥ — our.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śrīla Gopīnātha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, stands on the shore in Vaḿśīvaṭa and attracts the attention of the cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they all confer upon us their benediction.

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