Canto 10 Chapter 47 Text 69

kṛṣṇāya praṇipatyāha

bhakty-udrekaṁ vrajaukasām

vasudevāya rāmāya

rājñe copāyanāny adāt

TRANSLATION

After falling down to pay his homage, Uddhava described to Lord Kṛṣṇa the immense devotion of the residents of Vraja. Uddhava also described it to Vasudeva, Lord Balarāma and King Ugrasena and presented to them the gifts of tribute he had brought with him.

Canto 10 Chapter 47 Text 58

etāḥ paraṁ tanu-bhṛto bhuvi gopa-vadhvo

govinda eva nikhilātmani rūḍha-bhāvāḥ

vāñchanti yad bhava-bhiyo munayo vayaṁ ca

kiṁ brahma-janmabhir ananta-kathā-rasasya

TRANSLATION

[Uddhava sang:] Among all persons on earth, these cowherd women alone have actually perfected their embodied lives, for they have achieved the perfection of unalloyed love for Lord Govinda. Their pure love is hankered after by those who fear material existence, by great sages, and by ourselves as well. For one who has tasted the narrations of the infinite Lord, what is the use of taking birth as a high-class brāhmaṇa, or even as Lord Brahmā himself?

Canto 10 Chapter 47 Text 52

he nātha he ramā-nātha

vraja-nāthārti-nāśana

magnam uddhara govinda

gokulaṁ vṛjinārṇavāt

TRANSLATION

O master, O master of the goddess of fortune, O master of Vraja! O destroyer of all suffering, Govinda, please lift Your Gokula out of the ocean of distress in which it is drowning!

Canto 10 Chapter 47 Text 22

śrī-śuka uvāca

athoddhavo niśamyaivaṁ

kṛṣṇa-darśana-lālasāḥ

sāntvayan priya-sandeśair

gopīr idam abhāṣata

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having heard this, Uddhava then tried to pacify the gopīs, who were most eager to see Lord Kṛṣṇa. He thus began relating to them the message of their beloved.

Canto 10 Chapter 47 Texts 9-10

iti gopyo hi govinde

gata-vāk-kāya-mānasāḥ

kṛṣṇa-dūte samāyāte

uddhave tyakta-laukikāḥ

rudantyaś ca gata-hriyaḥ

tasya saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya

yāni kaiśora-bālyayoḥ

TRANSLATION

Thus speaking, the gopīs, whose words, bodies and minds were fully dedicated to Lord Govinda, put aside all their regular work now that Kṛṣṇa’s messenger, Śrī Uddhava, had arrived among them. Constantly remembering the activities their beloved Kṛṣṇa had performed in His childhood and youth, they sang about them and cried without shame.

Canto 10 Chapter 47 Text 6

anyeṣv artha-kṛtā maitrī

yāvad-artha-viḍambanam

pumbhiḥ strīṣu kṛtā yadvat

sumanaḥsv iva ṣaṭpadaiḥ

TRANSLATION

The friendship shown toward others — those who are not family members — is motivated by personal interest, and thus it is a pretense that lasts only until one’s purpose is fulfilled. Such friendship is just like the interest men take in women, or bees in flowers.

Canto 10 Chapter 46 Text 49

kiṁ sādhayiṣyaty asmābhir

bhartuḥ prītasya niṣkṛtim

tataḥ strīṇāṁ vadantīnām

uddhavo ’gāt kṛtāhnikaḥ

TRANSLATION

“Is he going to use our flesh to offer funeral oblations for his master, who was so satisfied with his service?” As the women were speaking in this way, Uddhava appeared, having finished his early-morning duties.

Canto 10 Chapter 46 Text 44

evaṁ niśā sā bruvator vyatītā

nandasya kṛṣṇānucarasya rājan

gopyaḥ samutthāya nirūpya dīpān

vāstūn samabhyarcya daudhīny amanthun

TRANSLATION

While Kṛṣṇa’s messenger continued speaking with Nanda, the night ended, O King. The women of the cowherd village rose from bed and, lighting lamps, worshiped their household deities. Then they began churning the yogurt into butter.

Canto 10 Chapter 46 Text 27

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya

nandaḥ kṛṣṇānurakta-dhīḥ

aty-utkaṇṭho ’bhavat tūṣṇīṁ

prema-prasara-vihvalaḥ

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus intensely remembering Kṛṣṇa again and again, Nanda Mahārāja, his mind completely attached to the Lord, felt extreme anxiety and fell silent, overcome by the strength of his love.