Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 15


Sanskrit:

नद्यस्तदा तदुपधार्य मुकुन्दगीत-मावर्तलक्षितमनोभवभग्नवेगा: ।आलिङ्गनस्थगितमूर्मिभुजैर्मुरारे-र्गृह्णन्ति पादयुगलं कमलोपहारा: ॥ १५ ॥

ITRANS:

nadyas tadā tad upadhārya mukunda-gītamāvarta-lakṣita-manobhava-bhagna-vegāḥāliṅgana-sthagitam ūrmi-bhujair murārergṛhṇanti pāda-yugalaṁ kamalopahārāḥ

Translation:

When the rivers hear the flute-song of Kṛṣṇa, their minds begin to desire Him, and thus the flow of their currents is broken and their waters are agitated, moving around in whirlpools. Then with the arms of their waves the rivers embrace Murāri’s lotus feet and, holding on to them, present offerings of lotus flowers.

Purport:

Even such sacred bodies of water as the Yamunā and the Mānasa-gaṅgā are enchanted by the flute-song, and thus they are disturbed by conjugal attraction for young Kṛṣṇa. The gopīs are implying that since many different types of living beings are overwhelmed by conjugal love for Kṛṣṇa, why should the gopīs be criticized for their intense desire to serve Kṛṣṇa in the conjugal relationship?