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- Read on →: ānanda-nirjharamayīm aravinda-nābha
ānanda-nirjharamayīm aravinda-nābha-
pādāravinda-makarandamaya-pravāham |
taṁ kṛṣṇa-bhaktim iva mūrtimatiṁ sravantīṁ
vande maheśvara-śiro-ruha-kunda-mālām ||
(Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā: 2.3)“To her [viz., Śrī Gaṅgā Devī],
She who is filled with a cascade of bliss,
She who is a stream
Filled with the nectar of the lotus feet
Of he of lotus eyes [viz., Śrī Bhagavān],
She who is like a flowing embodiment of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti,
She who is a jasmine garland
Mounted on the head of Maheśvara—
I offer obeisance.” - Read on →: vijñāpya tātaṁ dohāya gato’sau gāś ca tā mudā
vijñāpya tātaṁ dohāya gato’sau gāś ca tā mudā |
militāḥ svābhitaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sāntvayāmāsa sāntvanaiḥ ||
śrī-hasta-mārjanaiḥ kaṇḍūyanair gāḥ prīṇayan hariḥ |
dudoha dohayāmāsa vatsāṁs tais taiś ca pāyayan ||
vatsā nipīyodara-pūram uccakais
tṛptiṁ gatā gopa-gaṇā yathepsitam |
dugdhvā nivṛttāś ca gavāṁ tathāpy aho
nodhaḥ-payaḥ-pūrtir avāpa hīnatām ||
kṛṣṇānanābjārpita-netra-cetasāṁ
gavāṁ svayaṁ saṁsravad audhasaṁ payaḥ |
gopāḥ stanādho-dhṛta-kumbha-sañcayaiḥ
sambhṛtya ninyuḥ purato vrajeśituḥ ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 20.30–33)“He informed his father and went to milk [the cows]. Kṛṣṇa comforted the cows delightedly assembled around him with comforting gestures. After pleasing them by scratching and wiping them with his beautiful hands, Hari milked the cows and had them [i.e., his fellow cowherds] feed the calves milk and milk [the other cows]. The calves drank a belly-full [of milk] and greatly felt satisfaction. The cowherds also milked [the cows] to the extent desired and desisted. Still, aho! The fulness with milk of the cows’ udders did not undergo depletion. The cowherds collected in pots held below their udders the milk flowing of its own accord from the udders of the cows, whose eyes and hearts were fixed on the lotus of Kṛṣṇa’s face, and [then] brought it before the king of Vraja [viz., Nanda Mahārāja].”
- Read on →: hihī gaṅge godāvari śabali kālindi dhavale
hihī gaṅge godāvari śabali kālindi dhavale
hihī dhūmre tuṅgi bhramari yamune haṁsi kamale |
hihī rambhe campe kariṇi hariṇīti vraja-vidhur
muhur nāma-grāhaṁ nikhila-surabhīr āhvayad asau ||
nyastāṅgaḥ prapadopari praghaṭayan jānu-dvaye dohanīṁ
kāścid dogdhi payaḥ svayaṁ tv atha parāḥ svair dohayaty unmukhīḥ |
anyāḥ pāyayati sva-tarṇaka-gaṇān kaṇḍūyanaiḥ prīṇayann
itthaṁ nanda-sutaḥ prage sva-surabhīr ānandayan nandati ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 2.40–41)“‘Hihī, Gaṅge!
Godāvari! Śabali! Kālindi! Dhavale!
Hihī, Dhūmre! Tuṅgi! Bhramari! Yamune! Haṁsi! Kamale!
Hihī, Rambhe! Campe! Kariṇi! Harini!’
Repeatedly taking their names in this way,
The Moon of Vraja calls all the cows.
Placing his body [weight] over the tips of his toes
And setting a milk vessel between his knees,
He personally milks some of the cows himself
And has other eager ones milked by his companions.
He pleases others by scratching [them]
And has their calves drink [their] milk.
In this way delighting his cows,
The Son of Nanda delights in the morning.” - Read on →: suciram api savatsās tvām anālokayantyo
suciram api savatsās tvām anālokayantyo
na khalu surabhayas tā yadyapi prasnuvanti |
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 2.14)[Mother Yaśodā to Śrī Kṛṣṇa to prompt him to arise from bed and start his day:]
“Although they have been with their calves [this morning] already for a long time, the cows do not give any milk without seeing you.” - Read on →: kālindy-ādyās tava surabhayaḥ stabdha-karṇordhva-vaktrā
kālindy-ādyās tava surabhayaḥ stabdha-karṇordhva-vaktrā
hambā-rāvair uṣasi tṛṣitānn āhvayantyaḥ sva-vatsān |
yuṣman-mārge nihita-nayanās tvan-mukhālokanotkāḥ
sīdanty ūdho-bhara-janitayā pīḍayeti pratīhi ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.43)[The parrot Dakṣa sings to prompt Śrī Kṛṣṇa to arise before dawn and return to his home in Nandīśvara from the secluded cottage where he had spent the night before the sun rises:]
“Ears pricked
Faces upraised,
Calling their thirsty calves with mooing sounds,
Eyes fixed on your path,
And longing to see your face,
At dawn
Your cows,
Kālindī and so on,
Are troubled by the ache
Produced by the weight of their [unmilked] udders.
You know this!” - Read on →: labdhārcāś cāru-veśaiḥ śabalita-vapuṣaḥ prāpta-bhogāvalīkā
labdhārcāś cāru-veśaiḥ śabalita-vapuṣaḥ prāpta-bhogāvalīkā
vatsaiḥ pṛktāḥ pramodaṁ pṛthutaram abhajan dhenavaḥ satyam eva |
kintu śrī-kṛṣṇa-dṛṣṭi-pramada-valayitā yarhi tarhy eva no cet
kecid yadvad bhajante madhura-vidhurataḥ saṁskṛtaṁ ṣāḍavādi ||
(Gopāla-campū: 1.18.71)“Receiving worship, becoming of variegated figures because of [being outfitted with] charming decorations, obtaining numerous foods, and becoming united with their calves, the cows felt very great delight, but only indeed truly [do they feel delight] then when they become enveloped in the delight of seeing Śrī Kṛṣṇa. When this does not occur, they become like some who eat prepared ṣāḍavas and so on because of avoiding sweets [i.e., they feel no real delight at all just as persons who abstain from eating sweets for medical reasons instead eat medicinal formulations known as ṣāḍavas to recover their health yet feel no real delight in only eating such sour medicines].”