सुखं प्रभाता रजनीयमाशिष: सत्या बभूवु: पुरयोषितां ध्रुवम् । या: संप्रविष्टस्य मुखं व्रजस्पते: पास्यन्त्यपाङ्गोत्कलितस्मितासवम् ॥ २३ ॥
sukhaṁ prabhātā rajanīyam āśiṣaḥ satyā babhūvuḥ pura-yoṣitāṁ dhruvam yāḥ saṁpraviṣṭasya mukhaṁ vrajas-pateḥ pāsyanty apāṅgotkalita-smitāsavam
- sukham
- happy
- prabhātā
- its dawn
- rajanī
- the night
- iyam
- this
- āśiṣaḥ
- the hopes
- satyāḥ
- true
- babhūvuḥ
- have become
- pura
- of the city
- yoṣitām
- of the women
- dhruvam
- certainly
- yāḥ
- who
- saṁpraviṣṭasya
- of Him who has entered (Mathurā)
- mukham
- the face
- vrajaḥ-pateḥ
- of the master of Vraja
- pāsyanti
- they will drink
- apāṅga
- upon the corners of His eyes
- utkalita
- expanded
- smita
- a smile
- āsavam
- nectar
The dawn following this night will certainly be auspicious for the women of Mathurā. All their hopes will now be fulfilled, for as the Lord of Vraja enters their city, they will be able to drink from His face the nectar of the smile emanating from the corners of His eyes.