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
- gopyaḥ
- the gopīs
- tapaḥ
- austerities
- kim
- what
- acaran
- performed
- yat
- from which
- amuṣya
- of such a one (Lord Kṛṣṇa)
- rūpam
- the form
- lāvaṇya-sāram
- the essence of loveliness
- asama-ūrdhvam
- not paralleled or surpassed
- ananya-siddham
- not perfected by any other ornament (self-perfect)
- dṛgbhiḥ
- by the eyes
- pibanti
- they drink
- anusava-abhinavam
- constantly new
- durāpam
- difficult to obtain
- ekānta-dhāma
- the only abode
- yaśasaḥ
- of fame
- śriyaḥ
- of beauty
- aiśvarasya
- of opulence
What austerities must the gopīs have performed! With their eyes they always drink the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s form, which is the essence of loveliness and is not to be equaled or surpassed. That form is the only abode of beauty, fame and opulence. It is self-perfect, ever fresh and extremely rare.