SB 10.39.20 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.39.20

यस्त्वं प्रदर्श्यासितकुन्तलावृतं मुकुन्दवक्त्रं सुकपोलमुन्नसम् । शोकापनोदस्मितलेशसुन्दरं करोषि पारोक्ष्यमसाधु ते कृतम् ॥ २० ॥

yas tvaṁ pradarśyāsita-kuntalāvṛtaṁ

[yas tvam pradarshyaasita-kuntalaavritam]

mukunda-vaktraṁ su-kapolam un-nasam

[mukunda-vaktram su-kapolam un-nasam]

śokāpanoda-smita-leśa-sundaraṁ

[shokaapanoda-smita-lesha-sundaram]

karoṣi pārokṣyam asādhu te kṛtam

[karoshi paarokshyam asaadhu te kritam]

Word-for-word

yaḥ — who tvam — you pradarśya — showing asita — black kuntala — by locks āvṛtam — framed mukunda — of Kṛṣṇa vaktram — the face su - kapolam — with fine cheeks ut - nasam — and raised nose śoka — misery apanoda — eradicating smita — with His smile leśa — slight sundaram — beautiful karoṣi — you make pārokṣyam — invisible asādhu — not good te — by you kṛtam — done .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yas tvaṁ pradarśyāsita-kuntalāvṛtaṁ

yaḥ

who

tvam

you

pradarśya

showing

asita

black

kuntala

by locks

āvṛtam

framed

mukunda-vaktraṁ su-kapolam un-nasam

mukunda

of Kṛṣṇa

vaktram

the face

su - kapolam

with fine cheeks

śokāpanoda-smita-leśa-sundaraṁ

karoṣi pārokṣyam asādhu te kṛtam

ut - nasam

and raised nose

śoka

misery

apanoda

eradicating

smita

with His smile

leśa

slight

sundaram

beautiful

karoṣi

you make

pārokṣyam

invisible

asādhu

not good

by you

kṛtam

done .

Important Words

asita - kuntala — dark / black locks
Asita = unbleached, black. Kṛṣṇa's curling black hair is a fixed feature of His Vraja form (kuntala = curls). Every detail the gopīs name is a meditation-aid Gauḍīyas use in līlā-smaraṇa.
mukunda - vaktram — Mukunda's face
Mukunda-vaktra — the face of the liberation-giver. Rūpa Gosvāmī in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu names darśana of His face as one of the chief vibhāvas evoking mādhurya-rasa.
ut - nasam — raised / prominent nose
Specific iconographic feature — Kṛṣṇa's high-bridged nose. The gopīs' grief catalogues His face feature by feature, exactly as a deity-meditator would catalogue His Deity's form.
pārokṣyam — invisibility / being out of sight
From parokṣa — beyond the eye. The gopīs name the precise crime: He is being made invisible. Their entire spiritual life is darśana-based; pārokṣyam is the negation of bhakti's substance.

Having shown us Mukunda’s face, framed by dark locks and beautified by His fine cheeks, raised nose and gentle smiles, which eradicate all misery, you are now making that face invisible. This behavior of yours is not at all good.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Having shown us Mukunda's face, framed by dark locks and beautified by His fine cheeks, raised nose and gentle smiles, which eradicate all misery, you are now making that face invisible. This behavior of yours is not at all good.

Commentary

"You should not compare me to an inexperienced boy." Fearing such a response from the creator, the gopis said, "You give sorrow to the souls of this world." "Though you are the creator, you show us the beautiful, smiling face of Mukunda which removes all suffering, and then make it disappear. That is very bad."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

So much for a general description of your actions! Now we will speak of what is really outrageous. You showed that face in an excellent way, with its indications of rasa (pra—darśya). That face was surrounded by black, curly locks of hair, spread like bees over his upper forehead, making his top portion beautiful. On the sides of the face are two beautiful cheeks. The nose creates beauty in the middle. The inside is beautiful with the sweetness of his teeth surrounded by his red lips slightly open with sweet smile, which removes all suffering. Because you make this beautiful face invisible to us, your action is improper. sāraṁ samasta-goṣṭhasya vidhinā haratā harim / prahṛtaṁ gopa-yoṣitsu nirghṛṇena durātmanā The cruel creator who breaks relationships has separated Kṛṣṇa, the life of all Vraja, from the gopīs. Viṣṇu Purāṇa Or, having shown clearly us the face of he who delivers us from all suffering you have made it invisible. Parokṣyam is formed like caturvarṇyam, meaning “pertaining to invisibility.” That is your unjust act. What to speak of causing separation of those who come together with friendship and love, just showing us his face is to be criticized. What then to speak of showing his face in detail (pra—darśya). They then show the details of his face.

Related values & verses

Related values

Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)

Personal Guidance

Having shown us Mukunda's face — dark locks, fine cheeks, raised nose, gentle smiles that erase all misery — you now make that face invisible. This is not good behavior. Showing then hiding is the cruelty of giving us a taste.

Reflection Questions

What 'taste' of Kṛṣṇa have you received and then watched fade?
How do you stay with the heart's protest rather than rationalizing it away?

Analogy

Like one who is shown the moon for an instant and then has both moon and eyes covered — the gopīs have seen Mukunda's face, framed in dark curls, with raised nose, fine cheeks, sorrow-dispelling smile, and now that face is being withdrawn. The withdrawal of darśana is the deepest cruelty.

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