Shloka 14
The Killing of Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, and Kaṁsa; Liberation and Restoration of Dharma in Mathurā
गोप्यस्तप: किमचरन् यदमुष्य रूपंलावण्यसारमसमोर्ध्वमनन्यसिद्धम् । दृग्भि: पिबन्त्यनुसवाभिनवं दुराप-मेकान्तधाम यशस: श्रिय ऐश्वरस्य ॥ १४ ॥
gopyas tapaḥ kim acaran yad amuṣya rūpaṁ lāvaṇya-sāram asamordhvam ananya-siddham dṛgbhiḥ pibanty anusavābhinavaṁ durāpam ekānta-dhāma yaśasaḥ śriya aiśvarasya
Welche Askesen mögen die Gopīs vollbracht haben! Mit ihren Augen trinken sie unablässig den Nektar der Gestalt des Herrn Śrī Kṛṣṇa, die Essenz aller Anmut, ohne Gleiches und ohne Übertreffung. Diese Gestalt ist die einzige Wohnstatt von Ruhm, Śrī und Herrlichkeit: aus sich selbst vollkommen, stets neu und überaus selten.
The word meanings and translation for this verse are from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Ādi 4.156) .
FAQs
This verse marvels that the gopīs can continuously “drink” Kṛṣṇa’s ever-fresh beauty with their eyes, implying their rare qualification and intense bhakti that grants intimate darśana of the otherwise difficult-to-attain Lord.
Because Kṛṣṇa’s rūpa is described as the very essence of beauty—self-perfect, beyond equal or superior—and as the unique shelter of fame, fortune, and divine sovereignty.
Approach devotion as living and renewing—through sincere nāma-japa, hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā, and attentive worship—so remembrance becomes “ever new,” not routine.