Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Hamsaduta

tat-that; ante-afterwards; çré-känta-of Çré Kåñëa, the lover of the gopés; smaraamorous;
samara-battle; dhäöé-attack; puöakitä-covered; kadambänäm-of kadamba
trees; väöé-garden; rasika-of Çré Kåñëa, who is expert at relishing the exchanges of
transcendental love; paripäöém-arrangement; sphuöayati-is manifested; tvam-you;
äsénaù-situated; tasyäm-in that; na-not; yadi-if; paritaù-in all directions; nandasi-you
become delighted; tataù-then; babhüva-became; vyarthä-useless; te-your; ghanaintense;
rasa-exchange of love; niveça-entrance; vyasanitä-attachment.
Next is the sweet kadamba grove where the gopés' beloved engaged in amorous
battle. If you do not become happy there you cannot taste even the sweetest nectar.
Text 25
çaran-megha-çreëi-pratibhaöam ariñöäsura-çiraù
ciraà çuñkaà våndävana-parisare drakñyati bhavän
yad äroòhuà dürän milati kila kailäsa-çikhari-
bhramäkränta-svänto giriça-suhådaù kiìkara-gaëäù
çarat-autumn; megha-of clouds; çreëi-series; pratibhaöam-enemy; ariñöäsura-of
Ariñöäsura; çiraù-head; ciram-for a long time; çuçkam-dried up; våndävana-Våndävana;
parisare-near; drakñyati-will see; bhavän-you; yat-which; äroòhum-to climb; kailäsa-of
Mount Kailäsa; çikharai-of the summit; bhrama-äkränta-sväntaù-wandering; giriçasuhådaù-of
Kuvera; kiìkara-gaëaù-servants.
In the outskirts of Våndävana you will see Ariñöäsura's old withered head, now the
autumn clouds' rival. Kuvera's servants assemble to climb it, thinking it the top of
Mount Kailäsa.
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ruvan yähi svairaà carama-daçayä cumbita-ruco
nitambinyo våndävana-bhuvi sakhe santi bahavaù
parävartiñyante tulita-murajin-nüpura-ravät tava
dhvänät täsäà bahir api gatäù kñipram asavaù
ruvan-singing; yähi-please go; svairam-as you wish; carama-daçayä-by old age;
cumbita-kissed; rucaù-beauty; nitambinyaù-beautiful gopés; våndävana-of Våndävana;
bhuvi-in the land; sakhe-O friend; santi-there are; bahavaù-many; parävartiñyante-will
turn; tulita-equal; murajit-of Kåñëa, the killer of the Mura demon; nüpura-of the anklebells;
ravät-because of the sound; tava-your; dhvänät-because of the sound; täsäm-of
them; bahiù-outside; api-even; gatäù-gone; kñipram-quickly; asavaù-breath of life.