Poem for May 07



Acarya's Writing

Padyavali, Anthology of Devotional Poetry
Srila Rupa Gosvami

Vrindavanam gacchata uddhavasya vakyam
Uddhava’s Words on Arriving in Vrindavana

Verse 347

This is the Yamuna,
very beautiful with many
blue lotus petals, and
the favorite place of restless,
warbling jalaranku birds
blinded with happiness.
On this shore Lord Krishna’s
days were mostly spent
in passionate and blissful
amorous pastimes
with the gopis.

– Sri Dasaratha