Gopalacampu 1.17.61
Gopālacampū 1.17.61
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1.17.61
gobhir gopā mithaḥ syuḥ pratipada-dayitās tatra nanda-vrajasthās
tatra śrī-nanda-rājaḥ svayam ayam upamā tatra tatrāsya putraḥ |
yady evaṃ tarhi govardhana-mahasi tad-abhyarcane te gavādyāḥ
kiṃ varṇyāḥ kintu nirvarṇanam anu paramaṃ jñeya-bhāvaṃ prayānti || [sragdharā]
tathā ca,
labdhārcāś cāru-veśaiḥ śavalita-vapuṣaḥ prāpta-bhogāvalīkā
vatsaiḥ pṛktāḥ pramodaṃ pṛthutaram abhajan dhenavaḥ satyam eva |
kintu śrī-kṛṣṇa-dṛṣṭi-pramada-valayitā yarhi tarhy eva no cet
kecid yadvad bhajante madhura-vidhurataḥ saṃskṛtaṃ ṣāḍavādi ||[sragdharā]
[29] tad-dṛṣṭi-puṣṭīkṛtās tu-
The cowherds are mutually dear at every step to the cows, especially those dwelling in Nanda's Vraja;
there King Nanda himself is the prime example, and there too his son.
If this be so, then during the festival of Govardhana, in worshiping him, how are those cows and calves
to be described? But upon close inspection, they attain the status of the supreme object of knowledge.
And likewise:
Having received worship, their bodies variegated with beautiful adornments, having obtained sets of food offerings,
united with their calves, the cows truly felt the greatest joy;
nevertheless, it was only when they were encompassed by joy at the sight of glorious Kṛṣṇa, and not otherwise—
just as some people enjoy seasoned delicacies, etc., properly prepared, only when free from an absence of sweetness.
[29] And nourished by his glance—
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