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Çré Vraja-réti-cintämaëi

These brähmaëas all receive generous charity from the king of
Vraja, and perform Vedic sacrifices on his behalf. Some of them
are enchanted by the transcendental opulence, and some by the
intense sweetness of the young prince of Vraja.

Text 71

tämbülikäs tailika-mälikädyäs
caitanya-rüpä api nära-dharmäù
na nära-dharmä api devatänäà
durlabhya-läbhä vraja-candra-bhäväù

tambulikaù—betel-nuts; tailika—oil; malika—flower garlands; ädyaù—
beginning with; caitanya-rüpaù—spiritual; api—also; nara-dharmaù—
material; na—not; nara—dharmaù—material; api—even; devatänäm—
of teh demigods; durlabhya—difficult to attain; läbhäù—attainment;
vraja—of Vraja; candra—of the moon; bhäväù—love.
The betelnuts, scented oils, flower garlands, and other paraphernalia
the vrajaväsés offer to Çré Kåñëa are perfectly spiritual, even though
offered by "human beings". Even the demigods in heaven cannot
attain love like that these "human beings" bear for Çré Kåñëa, the
moon of Vraja.

Text 72

gaväà gåhänäm api yatra bhittis
catuç-catuñkaà sphaöikäkhya-ratnaiù
gopänasé märakäté ca vaàçyäù
svarëasya koneñu tathä mahantaù

gaväm—of the surabhi cows; gåhänäm—of the residences; api—
even; yatra—where; bhittiù—afence; catuù-catuñkam—on all four
sides; sphaöikä—äkhya-ratnaiù—with crystal; gopänasé—roof-beams;
märakäté—of emeralds; ca—also; vaàçyäù—pillars; svarëasya—of gold;
koneñu—in the corners; tathä—in that way; mahantaù—great.

In Vraja the surabhi cow barns have crystal walls, enormous gold
pillars, and emerald roof-beams.

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