CC Madhya 21.112
Bengali
গোপ্যস্তপঃ কিমচরন্ যদমুষ্য রূপং
লাবণ্যসারমসমোর্ধ্বমনন্যসিদ্ধম্ ।
দৃগ্ভিঃ পিবন্ত্যনুসবাভিনবং দুরাপ-
মেকান্তধাম যশসঃ শ্রিয় ঐশ্বরস্য ॥ ১১২ ॥
লাবণ্যসারমসমোর্ধ্বমনন্যসিদ্ধম্ ।
দৃগ্ভিঃ পিবন্ত্যনুসবাভিনবং দুরাপ-
মেকান্তধাম যশসঃ শ্রিয় ঐশ্বরস্য ॥ ১১২ ॥
Verse text
gopyas tapaḥ kim acaran yad amuṣya rūpaṁ
lāvaṇya-sāram asamordhvam ananya-siddham
dṛgbhiḥ pibanty anusavābhinavaṁ durāpam
ekānta-dhāma yaśasaḥ śriya aiśvarasya
lāvaṇya-sāram asamordhvam ananya-siddham
dṛgbhiḥ pibanty anusavābhinavaṁ durāpam
ekānta-dhāma yaśasaḥ śriya aiśvarasya
Synonyms
gopyaḥ — the gopīs; tapaḥ — austerities; kim — what; acaran — performed; yat — from which; amuṣya — of such a one (Lord Kṛṣṇa); rūpam — the form; lāvaṇya-sāram — the essence of loveliness; asama-ūrdhvam — not paralleled or surpassed; ananya-siddham — not perfected by any other ornament (self-perfect); dṛgbhiḥ — by the eyes; pibanti — they drink; anusava-abhinavam — constantly new; durāpam — difficult to obtain; ekānta-dhāma — the only abode; yaśasaḥ — of fame; śriyaḥ — of beauty; aiśvarasya — of opulence.
Translation
“ ‘What austerities must the gopīs have performed? With their eyes they always drink the nectar of the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which is the essence of loveliness and is not to be equaled or surpassed. That loveliness is the only abode of beauty, fame and opulence. It is self-perfect, ever fresh and unique.’
Purport
This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.44.14) was spoken by the women of Mathurā when they saw Kṛṣṇa in the wrestling arena.