Description of Lord Krsna's Handsome Form

kṛṣṇera prasāde gopa baise bṛndābane roga śoka bhaya kichui na jāne

By Lord Kṛṣṇa's mercy, the gopa people in Vṛndāvana did not know anything of disease, lamentation, or fear.

sarba-kṣaṇa sarba-jana govinda pāila janma-janma-kṛta-pāpa saba dūra haila

At every moment Govinda protected everyone. All the sins of every past birth were thrown far away.

hena-kāle haila kṛṣṇa dwādaśa batsar bhuvana-mohana rūpa ati-manohar

When He attained the age of twelve years, Kṛṣṇa became very handsome. He enchanted all the worlds.

pūrṇimāra candra jini badana-kamal khañjana jiniyā śobhe nayana-jugal

His lotus face defeated the full moon. His charming eyes defeated the khañjana birds.

mayūrera puccha śire kuṭila kuntal hīrā-maṇi-māṇikya śobhe karṇera kuṇḍal

lHe wore a peacock feather atop His curly hair. He wore earrings of rubies and diamonds.

nānā barṇera puṣpa-mālā hṛdaya-upare subarṇa-aṅgurī sāje balayā dui kare

On His chest was a flower garland of many colors. On His hands were golden rings and bracelets.

pāyete nupūra sāje mukuṭa śobhe māthe bālakera saṅge batsa rakhe jagannāthe

On His feet were anklets and on His graceful head a crown. Accompanied by many boys, He who is the master of the universes passed His time protecting the calves.

pīta-dhaḍā-paridhāna deba bana-mālī nūtana meghete jena paḍiche bijalī

His body adorned with a yellow dhotī and a forest-flower garland, He was like a monsoon cloud accompanied by lightning.

līlāmaṇi darpaṇa jena mukha niramāṇ tāra-majjhe śobhe jena bindu-bindu-gham

His face was splendid like a mirror of pastime jewels. His drops of perspiration were like a row of stars.

dekhiyā jubatī saba sthira nahe man kāmete pīḍita gopī cinta kṛṣṇera caraṇ

When they saw Kṛṣṇa, the young girls could not stay peaceful at heart. When they thought of Kṛṣṇa's feet, the gopīs were tormented by desire.

madane dagadha citta jubatī-samāj swāmīre chāḍiyā bhaya khaṇḍileka lāj

Their hearts burning with passion, and they fear and shyness broken to pieces, the young girls abandoned their husbands.

rātri dine jubatī gobinde haila mati gṛha-karma chāḍileka sakala jubatī

Day and night, the young girls thought of Kṛṣṇa. They could not think of their household duties.

kothā āche govindāi jāba tāṅra ṭhāñi kon prakāre tāṅra daraśana pāi

They thought, "Where is Kṛṣṇa? What shall I do to be able to see Him?"

neha mate govindera cinte gopī-gaṇ antarjāmī gosāñī jānila takhan

As they thought of Kṛṣṇa in this way, they could see Him residing in their hearts.

jāniyā ta' govindāi pāti jogamāyā kariba ta' rāsa-krīḍā bṛndābane giyā

Aware of their hearts, Kṛṣṇa will manifest His yogamāyā potency and enjoy a rāsa-dance pastime with them in Vṛndāvana forest.

naḍilā jamunā-tīre sundara-kānāñi nānā brkṣa puṣpa-latā āchaya tathāi

Handsome Kṛṣṇa walked by the Yamunā's shore, where the trees and vines bore many flowers.

eka-citte śuna nara saṁsāra-tāraṇ guṇarāja khānna bole govinda-caraṇ

With one heart please hear, O people, Guṇarāja Khān's description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet, a description that lifts us out of the world of birth and death.