Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 5:38-50

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Brahma-krta-sri-krsna-stotra

Sri Brahma’s Prayers to Lord Krsna

Chapter 5: Verse 38-50

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 38.-44.. ...who held a staff in his hand, and who was accompanied by two million gopas. Then the demigods went to the next gate, which was very wonderful. There they spoke to the gatekeeper Sridama, who was one of the kings of Vraja, who was like Sri Radha’s own son, who wore yellow garments, sat on a beautiful throne of priceless jewels, was decorated with priceless jewel ornaments, was very handsome, was splendid with sandal, aguru, musk, and kunkuma, wore splendid earrings on his cheeks, wore a wonderful splendid crown of priceless jewels, all of whose limbs were decorated with a network of blossoming jasmine garlands, and who, accompanied by ten million gopas, was more glorious than the greatest kings. Then the demigods happily went to the twelfth gate, which had many courtyards paved with precious jewels,... 45. ...which was very difficult to attain, which had never been seen or heard of before, which was very wonderful, beautiful, and charming, and which had walls of diamonds. 46.At that gate the demigods saw many beautiful young gopis decorated with jewel ornaments,... 47. ...dressed in yellow garments, wearing graceful braids, all their limbs decorated with jasmine flowers,... 48. ...decorated with jewel armlets, anklets, and bracelets, their cheeks splendid with jewel earrings,... 49. ...anointed with sandal, aguru, musk, and kunkuma, and with broad hips and thighs. 50. Gazing at them, the millions of gopis most dear to Lord Krsna, the best of many billions of gopis, the demigods became filled with wonder.