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prāyo batāmba munayo vihagā vane ‘smin
kṛṣṇekṣitaṁ tad-uditaṁ kala-veṇu-gītam
āruhya ye druma-bhujān rucira-prabālān
śṛṇvanti mīlita-dṛśo vigatānya-vācaḥ
Synonyms
prayah—almost; bata—certainly; amba—O mother; munayaḥ—great sages; vihagāḥ—the birds; vane—in the forest; asmin—this; krsna-īkṣitam—seeing the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa; tat-uditam—created by Him; kala-veṇu-gitam—sweet vibrations made by playing the flute; āruhya—rising; ye—all of them; druma-bhujān—to the branches of the trees; rucira-prabalan—having beautiful creepers and twigs; śṛṇvanti—hear; mīlita-dṛśaḥ—closing their eyes; vigata-anya-vacah—stopping all other sounds. ¶
Translation
“ ‘My dear mother, in this forest, all the birds, after rising on the beautiful branches of the trees, are closing their eyes and, not being attracted by any other sound, are simply listening to the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute. Such birds and bees must be on the same level as great saints.' ¶
Purport
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.21.14). This statement was made by the gopīs, who were lamenting in separation from Kṛṣṇa and studying how the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana were enjoying life like saintly persons. ¶