SB 10.39.29
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 29
- yasyānurāga-lalita-smita-valgu-mantra
- līlāvaloka-parirambhaṇa-rāsa-goṣṭhām
- nītāḥ sma naḥ kṣaṇam iva kṣaṇadā vinā taṁ
- gopyaḥ kathaṁ nv atitarema tamo durantam
SYNONYMS
yasya — whose; anurāga — with loving affection; lalita — charming; smita — (where there were) smiles; valgu — attractive; mantra — intimate discussions; līlā — playful; avaloka — glances; parirambhaṇa — and embraces; rāsa — of the rāsa dance; goṣṭhām — to the assembly; nītāḥ sma — who were brought; naḥ — for us; kṣaṇam — a moment; iva — like; vinā — without; tam — Him; gopyaḥ — O gopīs; katham — how; nu — indeed; atitarema — will we cross over; tamaḥ — the darkness; durantam — insurmountable.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
When He brought us to the assembly of the rāsa dance, where we enjoyed His affectionate and charming smiles, His delightful secret talks, His playful glances and His embraces, we passed many nights as if they were a single moment. O gopīs, how can we possibly cross over the insurmountable darkness of His absence?
PURPORT
For the gopīs, a long time in Kṛṣṇa's association passed like a moment, and a single moment in His absence seemed like a very long time.