Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2


Sanskrit:

शरदुदाशये साधुजातसत्-सरसिजोदरश्रीमुषा द‍ृशा ।सुरतनाथ तेऽशुल्कदासिकावरद निघ्नतो नेह किं वध: ॥ २ ॥

ITRANS:

śarad-udāśaye sādhu-jāta-sat-sarasijodara-śrī-muṣā dṛśāsurata-nātha te ’śulka-dāsikāvara-da nighnato neha kiṁ vadhaḥ

Translation:

O Lord of love, in beauty Your glance excels the whorl of the finest, most perfectly formed lotus within the autumn pond. O bestower of benedictions, You are killing the maidservants who have given themselves to You freely, without any price. Isn’t this murder?

Purport:

In the autumn season, the whorl of the lotus has a special beauty, but that unique loveliness is surpassed by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s glance.