Garga Samhita 1296

Garga Samhita

Canto Two : Chapter Ten

Shri Krishna-go-carana-varnana
Description of Shri Krishna's Herding the Cows

Text 26 sankoca-vithishu na sangrihitah sanaish calan go-gana-sankulasu simhavaloko gaja-bala-lilair vadhu-janaih pankaja-patra-netrah su-manditam maithila go-rajobhir nilam param kuntalam adadhanah hemangadi mauli-virajamana a-karna-vakri-krita-drishöi-banah go-dhulibhir mandita-kunda-harah karnopari sphurjita-karnikarah pitambaro venu-ninada-karah patu prabhur vo hrita-bhuri-bharah May Lord Krishna, who did not leave the path, who slowly brought the cows with Him, whose glance was like a lion's, whose playfulness was like a baby elephant's, whose eyes were lotus petals, who was the object of the gopis' glances, who was decorated with cows' dust, who had handsome black hair, who wore golden armlets, who was glorious with a crown, who shot arrows of crooked glances from large eyes that seemed to touch His ears, whose jasmine-garland was decorated with cows' dust, who wore the whorl of a blossoming lotus on His ear, who wore yellow garments, who played the flute, and who removed the earth's great burden, protect you all.