CC Adi 4.153

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 153

gopyaś ca kṛṣṇam upalabhya cirād abhīṣṭaṁ

yat-prekṣaṇe dṛśiṣu pakṣma-kṛtaṁ śapanti

dṛgbhir hṛdī-kṛtam alaṁ parirabhya sarvās

tad-bhāvam āpur api nitya-yujāṁ durāpam

SYNONYMS

gopyaḥ — the gopīs; ca — and; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; upalabhya — seeing; cirāt — after a long time; abhīṣṭam — desired object; yat-prekṣaṇe — in the seeing of whom; dṛśiṣu — in the eyes; pakṣma-kṛtam — the maker of eyelashes; śapanti — curse; dṛgbhiḥ — with the eyes; hṛdī kṛtam — who entered the hearts; alam — enough; parirabhya — embracing; sarvāḥ — all; tat-bhāvam — that highest stage of joy; āpuḥ — obtained; api — although; nitya-yujām — by perfected yogīs; durāpam — difficult to obtain.

TRANSLATION

"The gopīs saw their beloved Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after a long separation. They secured and embraced Him in their hearts through their eyes, and they attained a joy so intense that not even perfect yogīs can attain it. The gopīs cursed the creator for creating eyelids that interfered with their vision."

PURPORT

This text is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.82.39).

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