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CC Madhya 17.198

Bengali

মৃগ-মৃগী মুখ দেখি’ প্রভু-অঙ্গ চাটে ।
ভয় নাহি করে, সঙ্গে যায় বাটে-বাটে ॥ ১৯৮ ॥

Text

mṛga-mṛgī mukha dekhi’ prabhu-aṅga cāṭe
bhaya nāhi kare, saṅge yāya vāṭe-vāṭe

Synonyms

mṛga-mṛgī — the deer, both male and female; mukha dekhi’ — seeing His face; prabhu-aṅga cāṭe — began to lick the body of the Lord; bhaya nāhi kare — they were not at all afraid; saṅge yāya — go with Him; vāṭe-vāṭe — all along the road.

Translation

When the does and bucks came and saw the Lord’s face, they began to lick His body. Not being at all afraid of Him, they accompanied Him along the path.