CC Antya 1.170
Bengali
বিধুরেতি দিবা বিরূপতাং শতপত্রং বত শর্বরীমুখে ।
ইতি কেন সদাশ্রিয়োজ্জ্বলং তুলনামর্হতি মৎপ্রিয়াননম্ ॥ ১৭০ ॥
ইতি কেন সদাশ্রিয়োজ্জ্বলং তুলনামর্হতি মৎপ্রিয়াননম্ ॥ ১৭০ ॥
Verse text
vidhur eti divā virūpatāṁ
śata-patraṁ bata śarvarī-mukhe
iti kena sadā śriyojjvalaṁ
tulanām arhati mat-priyānanam
śata-patraṁ bata śarvarī-mukhe
iti kena sadā śriyojjvalaṁ
tulanām arhati mat-priyānanam
Synonyms
vidhuḥ — the moon; eti — becomes; divā — by daytime; virūpatām — faded away; śata-patram — the lotus flower; bata — alas; śarvarī-mukhe — in the beginning of evening; iti — thus; kena — with what; sadā — always; śriyā-ujjvalam — brilliant with beauty; tulanām — comparison; arhati — deserves; mat — of Me; priyā — of the dear one; ānanam — the face.
Translation
“ ‘Although the effulgence of the moon is brilliant initially at night, in the daytime it fades away. Similarly, although the lotus is beautiful during the daytime, at night it closes. But, O My friend, the face of My most dear Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is always bright and beautiful, both day and night. Therefore, to what can Her face be compared?’
Purport
This verse (Vidagdha-mādhava 5.20) is spoken by Śrī Kṛṣṇa to Madhumaṅgala.