Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 44: The Killing of Kaḿsa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.44.16

prātar vrajād vrajata āviśataś ca sāyaḿ

gobhiḥ samaḿ kvaṇayato 'sya niśamya veṇum

nirgamya tūrṇam abalāḥ pathi bhūri-puṇyāḥ

paśyanti sa-smita-mukhaḿ sa-dayāvalokam

SYNONYMS

prātaḥin the early morning; vrajāt — from Vraja; vrajataḥ — of Him who is going; āviśataḥ — entering; ca — and; sāyamin the evening; gobhiḥ samam — together with the cows; kvaṇayataḥ — who is playing; asya — His; niśamya — hearing; veṇum — the flute; nirgamya — coming out; tūrṇam — quickly; abalāḥ — the women; pathi — on the road; bhūri — extremely; puṇyāḥ — pious; paśyanti — they see; sa — with; smita — smiling; mukham — face; sa-daya — merciful; avalokam — with glances.

TRANSLATION

When the gopīs hear Kṛṣṇa playing His flute as He leaves Vraja in the morning with His cows or returns with them at sunset, the young girls quickly come out of their houses to see Him. They must have performed many pious activities to be able to see Him as He walks on the road, His smiling face mercifully glancing upon them.

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