8.149

aparikalita-purvah kas camatkara-kari

sphurati mama gariyan esa madhurya-purah

ayam aham api hanta preksya yam lubdha-cetah

sa-rabhasam upabhoktum kamaye radhikeva

SYNONYMS

aparikalita-purvah—not previously experienced; kah—who; camatkara-kari—causing wonder; sphurati—manifests; mama—My; gariyan—more great; esah—this; madhurya-purah—abundance of sweetness; ayam—this; aham—I; api—even; hanta—alas; preksya—seeing; yam—which; lubdha-cetah—My mind being bewildered; sa-rabhasam—impetuously; upabhoktum—to enjoy; kamaye—desire; radhika iva—like Srimati Radharani “ ’Upon seeing His own reflection in a bejeweled pillar of His Dvaraka palace, Krsna desired to embrace it, saying, ”Alas, I have never seen such a person before.

Who is He? Just by seeing Him I have become eager to embrace Him, exactly like Srimati Radharani.“ ’ ”

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Lalita-madhava (8.34).