caá¸i' gopÄ«-manorathe, manmathera mana mathe,
nÄma dhare 'madana-mohana'
jini' pañcaśara-darpa, svayaṠnava-kandarpa,
rÄsa kare laÃ±Ä gopÄ«-gaṇa

 caá¸i' - riding; gopÄ«-manaḥ-rathe - on the chariots of the minds of the gopÄ«s; manmathera - of Cupid; mana - the mind; mathe - churns; nÄma - the name; dhare - accepts; madana-mohana - Madana-mohana, the deluder of Cupid; jini' - conquering; pañca-Å›ara - of Cupid, the master of the five arrows of the senses; darpa - the pride; svayam - personally; nava - new; kandarpa - Cupid; rÄsa - rÄsa dance; kare - performs; laÃ±Ä - with; gopÄ«-gaṇa - the gopÄ«s.


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“Favoring the gopÄ«s, Kṛṣṇa rides on the chariots of their minds, and just to receive loving service from them, He attracts their minds like Cupid. Therefore He is also called Madana-mohana, the attractor of Cupid. Cupid has five arrows, representing form, taste, smell, sound and touch. Kṛṣṇa is the owner of these five arrows, and with His Cupid-like beauty He conquers the minds of the gopÄ«s, though they are very proud of their superexcellent beauty. Becoming a new Cupid, Kṛṣṇa attracts their minds and engages in the rÄsa dance.

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