vāmas tāmarasākṣasya
bhuja-daṇḍaḥ sa pātu vaḥ
krīḍā-kandukatāṁ yena
nīto govardhano giriḥ

 vāmaḥ - the left; tāmarasa-akṣasya - of Kṛṣṇa, who has eyes like lotus petals; bhuja-daṇḍaḥ - arm; saḥ - that; pātu - let it protect; vaḥ - all of you; krīḍā-kandukatām - being like a toy; yena - by which; nītaḥ - attained; govardhanaḥ - named Govardhana; giriḥ - the hill.


Text

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “ ‘May the left arm of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose eyes are like the petals of a lotus flower, always protect you. With His left arm He raised Govardhana Hill as if it were a toy.’ ”

Purport

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.1.62).