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| Antya-līlā | Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 1.7
śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī
vaḿśīvaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ
karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr
gopī-nāthaḥ śriye 'stu naḥ
SYNONYMS
śrīmān — most beautiful; rāsa — of the rāsa dance; rasa — of the mellow; ārambhī — the initiator; vaḿśī-vaṭa — of 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 at 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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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness