Verse Text
yathā vā, lalita-mādhave (8.34) –
aparikalita-pūrvaḥ kaś camatkāra-kārī
sphurati mama garīyān eṣa mādhurya-pūraḥ |
ayam aham api hanta prekṣya yaṁ lubdha-cetāḥ
sarabhasam upabhoktuṁ kāmaye rādhikeva ||217||
Translation
Another example, from Lalita-mādhava: What is this great abundance of sweetness that has appeared, never experienced before, and so astonishing? Gazing upon it, I become greedy to possess it. I desire to enjoy it with zeal like Rādhā.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Sometimes Kṛṣṇa would see His reflection on a polished stone of Govardhana and become attracted.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Seeing His reflection with beautiful form on a jeweled wall, Kṛṣṇa developed greed for it. His desire increased at every moment because of the sweetness of the form.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Lalita-mādhava, it is said, “One day Kṛṣṇa happened to see the shadow of His beautiful form reflected on the jeweled foreground. Upon seeing this bodily reflection, He expressed His feelings: ‘How wonderful it is that I have never seen such a beautiful form! Although it is My own form, still, like Rādhārāṇī, I am trying to embrace this form and enjoy celestial bliss.’“ This statement shows how Kṛṣṇa and His shadow reflection are one and the same. There is no difference between Kṛṣṇa and His shadow reflection, nor between Kṛṣṇa and His picture. That is the transcendental position of Kṛṣṇa.