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CC Ādi 1.17

শ্রীমান্‌ রাসরসারম্ভী বংশীবটতটস্থিতঃ ।
কর্ষন্‌ বেণুস্বনৈর্গোপীর্গোপীনাথঃ শ্রিয়েঽস্তু নঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥
śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī
vaṁśīvaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ
karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr
gopī-nāthaḥ śriye ’stu naḥ

Synonyms

śrī-mānmost beautiful; rāsaof the rāsa dance; rasaof the mellow; ārambhīthe initiator; vaṁśī-vaṭaVaṁśīvaṭa; taṭaon the shore; sthitaḥstanding; karṣanattracting; veṇuof the flute; svanaiḥby the sounds; gopīḥthe cowherd girls; gopī-nāthaḥŚrī Gopīnātha; śriyebenediction; astulet there be; naḥour.

Translation

Śrī Śrīla Gopīnātha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, stands on the shore in Vaṁśīvaṭa and attracts the attention of the cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they all confer upon us their benediction.