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CC Madhya 20.181

Bengali

মথুরায় যৈছে গন্ধর্বনৃত্য-দরশনে ।
পুনঃ দ্বারকাতে যৈছে চিত্র-বিলোকনে ॥ ১৮১ ॥

Text

mathurāya yaiche gandharva-nṛtya-daraśane
punaḥ dvārakāte yaiche citra-vilokane

Synonyms

mathurāya — at Mathurā; yaiche — just as; gandharva-nṛtya — the dance of the Gandharvas; daraśane — by seeing; punaḥ — again; dvārakāte — at Dvārakā; yaiche — just as; citra-vilokane — by seeing a picture of Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

“One instance of Vāsudeva’s attraction to Kṛṣṇa occurred when Vāsudeva saw the Gandharva dance at Mathurā. Another instance occurred in Dvārakā when Vāsudeva was surprised to see a picture of Kṛṣṇa.