VMA 1.19 : Whose mind will not be stolen?
Natural vegetation in Vrindavan area. From near Akrura Ghat. (Photo by Jai Poddar. śrī-rādhikā-madana-mohana-keli-kuñja- puñjair vṛta-druma-latā-ghana-ratna-bhūmi | ānanda-matta-mṛga-pakṣī-kulākulaṁ śrī- vṛndāvanaṁ harati kasya haṭhān na cetaḥ || Whose mind will not be forcefully stolen away by this beautiful land of Vrindavan, its jeweled terrain covered with thick foliage from the trees and vines throughout the many, many thickets where Radha and Madan Mohan play, and where the birds and beasts are intoxicated with joy? (1.19) Commentary [ These commentaries were written, if I am not mistaken, while I was in Canada a few years ago. It is a bit interesting to see the fluctuating moods of these VMA posts which were done in different times and places over several years. And any coherence that is there is lost when I start meddling in my own commentaries from a few years back. I believe in evolution because I see it in my own life and I extrapolate ...