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TEXT 11
gopyah sumrsta-mani-kundala-niska-kanthyas
citrambarah pathi sikha-cyuta-malya-varsah
nandalayam sa-valaya vrajatir virejur
vyalola-kundala-payodhara-hara-sobhah
SYNONYMS
gopyahthe gopis; su-mrstavery dazzling; manimade of jewels; kundalawearing earrings; niska-kanthyahand having little keys and lockets hanging from their necks; citra-ambarahdressed with varieties of colored embroidery; pathion their way to Yasodamayis house; sikha-cyutafell from their hair; malya-varsaha shower of flower garlands; nanda-alayamto the house of Maharaja Nanda; sa-valayahwith bangles on their hands; vrajatihwhile going (in that costume); virejuhthey looked very, very beautiful; vyalolamoving; kundalawith earrings; payodharawith breasts; harawith flower garlands; sobhahwho appeared so beautiful.
TRANSLATION
In the ears of the gopis were brilliantly polished jeweled earrings, and from their necks hung metal lockets. Their hands were decorated with bangles, their dresses were of varied colors, and from their hair, flowers fell onto the street like showers. Thus while going to the house of Maharaja Nanda, the gopis, their earrings, breasts and garlands moving, were brilliantly beautiful.
PURPORT
The description of the gopis, who were going to the house of Maharaja Nanda to welcome Krsna, is especially significant. The gopis were not ordinary women, but expansions of Krsnas pleasure potency, as described in the Brahma-samhita (5.37,29):
(5.37)
(5.29)
Krsna is always worshiped by the gopis wherever He goes. Therefore Krsna is so vividly described in Srimad-Bhagavatam. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has also described Krsna in this way: ramya kacid upasana vrajavadhu-vargena ya kalpita. All these gopis were going to offer Krsna their presentations because the gopis are eternal associates of the Lord. Now the gopis were more jubilant because of the news of Krsnas appearance in Vrndavana.
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