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Bhagavatapurana 10.21

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10.21.1

Śrī Śuka said: / Thus Acyuta, accompanied by the cows and cowherd boys, entered [the forest], / which had autumn's clear waters and was fanned by breezes fragrant with lotus ponds.

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Entering [the forest] whose lakes, rivers, and mountains were filled with blooming tree-rows, vibrant bees, and flocks of birds, / the Lord of Madhu, grazing the cows along with the cowherds and Bala, played His flute.

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Hearing that flute song which awakened love, / some women of Vraja described it to their friends in Kṛṣṇa's absence.

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Having begun to describe it, remembering Kṛṣṇa's deeds, / they were unable to continue, O king, their minds agitated by the surge of love.

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Wearing a peacock feather crest, having the form of a consummate dancer, with karṇikāra flowers at His ears, / donning garments yellow as gold, and bearing the vaijayantī garland,

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filling the holes of the flute with the nectar of His lips, surrounded by groups of cowherd boys, / He entered Vṛndāvana, which delights in His footprints, His glory being sung.

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Thus, O king, hearing the sound of the flute, which captivates the minds of all beings, / all the women of Vraja, describing it, began to embrace one another.

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The cowherd women said: / We know of no greater fruit for those who possess eyes, / O friends, than when the two sons of the lord of Vraja, entering [the forest] to pasture the cattle with their companions, / show their faces graced with the flute, while casting affectionate side-glances that are drunk by their friends.

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Dressed in wondrous garments interwoven with mango shoots, peacock feathers, bunches of blossoms, blue lotuses, and lilies, / the two shone brilliantly amidst the company of cowherds, like two master dancers singing on a stage.

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O cowherd women, what auspicious deed did this flute perform, / that it alone drinks the nectar of Dāmodara's lips, which belongs properly to the cowherd women,

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leaving only the residue [of its joy], so that the rivers display bristling skin, / and the trees shed tears [of sap], like elder devotees?

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O friend, Vṛndāvana spreads the glory of the earth, / having obtained the fortune of the lotus feet of Devakī's son,

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O friend, Vṛndāvana spreads the glory of the earth, / having obtained the fortune of the lotus feet of Devakī's son,

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where, to the accompaniment of Govinda's flute, the impassioned peacocks dance, / beholding which all other creatures on the mountain slopes become still.

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Blessed indeed are these does, though of dull understanding, / who, seeing the son of Nanda dressed in wondrous attire,

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Blessed indeed are these does, though of dull understanding, / who, seeing the son of Nanda dressed in wondrous attire,

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and hearing the melodious sound of the flute, along with the black bucks, / offered Him worship made of loving glances.

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Beholding Kṛṣṇa, whose beauty and character are a festival for women, / and hearing the distinct tune of the flute played by him,

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Beholding Kṛṣṇa, whose beauty and character are a festival for women, / and hearing the distinct tune of the flute played by him,

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the goddesses travelling in aerial cars, their composure shattered by love, / swooned with slipping knots of their garments and flowers falling from their braided hair.

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And the cows, drinking with cups of upturned ears / the nectar of the flute song issuing from Kṛṣṇa's mouth,

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And the cows, drinking with cups of upturned ears / the nectar of the flute song issuing from Kṛṣṇa's mouth,

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and the calves, with mouthfuls of mother's milk trickling out, stood motionless, / touching Govinda in their hearts with their eyes, brimming with tears of joy.

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Ah, mother, surely the birds in this forest are sages / who, having gazed upon Kṛṣṇa and [heard] the sweet flute song rising from him,

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Ah, mother, surely the birds in this forest are sages / who, having gazed upon Kṛṣṇa and [heard] the sweet flute song rising from him,

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having climbed the tree branches having delightful shoots, / listen with closed eyes, having silenced all other speech.

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The rivers then, perceiving that song of Mukunda, / their swift currents broken by the passion revealed in their whirlpools,

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The rivers then, perceiving that song of Mukunda, / their swift currents broken by the passion revealed in their whirlpools,

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holding offerings of lotuses, grasp the two feet of Murāri / with the arms of their waves, held still in embrace.

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Seeing him grazing the cattle of Vraja in the sun along with Rāma and the cowherd boys, / and sounding his flute along [with them],

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Seeing him grazing the cattle of Vraja in the sun along with Rāma and the cowherd boys, / and sounding his flute along [with them],

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the cloud, rising up, swelled with love, and with his own body / made an umbrella for his friend, raining down rows of blossoms.

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The Pulinda women, fulfilled by the splendid vermilion from the lotus feet of Him of wide strides, / which had adorned the breasts of his beloved,

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The Pulinda women, fulfilled by the splendid vermilion from the lotus feet of Him of wide strides, / which had adorned the breasts of his beloved,

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afflicted with love by the sight of it, smearing over their faces and breasts that [vermilion] clinging to the grass, / cast away their mental anguish.

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Ah, friends, this mountain is the foremost among Hari's servants, / which rejoices at the touch of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa's feet,

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Ah, friends, this mountain is the foremost among Hari's servants, / which rejoices at the touch of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa's feet,

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and extends hospitality to the two along with their herds of cows / with water, luscious pasture, caves, roots, and tubers!

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O friends, as the two lead the cows from forest to forest along with the cowherd boys / with sweet tunes and generous notes of the flute,

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O friends, as the two lead the cows from forest to forest along with the cowherd boys / with sweet tunes and generous notes of the flute,

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wonderful is the stillness among moving beings and the thrill among the trees / caused by the two who bear ropes for tying the cows' hind legs!

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Thus describing to one another such pastimes / of the Lord wandering in Vṛndāvana, the gopīs became completely absorbed in him.

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