SB 1.10.26

अहो अलं श्लाघ्यतमं यदोः कुलमहो अलं पुण्यतमं मधोर्वनम् ।
यदेष पुंसामृषभः श्रियः पतिः स्वजन्मना चङ्क्रमणेन चाञ्चति ॥ २६ ॥
aho alaṁ ślāghyatamaṁ yadoḥ kulam
aho alaṁ puṇyatamaṁ madhor vanam
yad eṣa puṁsām ṛṣabhaḥ śriyaḥ patiḥ
sva-janmanā caṅkramaṇena cāñcati

Synonyms

aho — Oh [expressing astonishment (āścarye)81]; kulam — the dynasty; yadoḥ — of King Yadu; alam — [is] most assuredly; ślāghya-tamam — supremely praiseworthy; yat — because [yasmāt]; eṣaḥ — this [Śrī Kṛṣṇa]; ṛṣabhaḥ — the best; puṁsām — of all Puruṣas [Puruṣottama]; śriyaḥ-patiḥ — [and] the Husband of the Goddess Śrī; añcati — honors it [pūjayati sat-karoti]; sva-janmanā — by His birth among them; ca — and; aho — Oh; madhoḥ vanam — the forest of Madhuvana [the entire region of Mathurā]; alam82 — [is] most assuredly; puṇya-tamam — supremely sacred; [because (yasmāt) this (eṣaḥ) Śrī Kṛṣṇa honors it (añcati sat-karoti)83]; caṅkramaṇena — by His playful movements in its midst.

Translation

Oh! The dynasty of King Yadu is most assuredly supremely praiseworthy, because this Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the best of all Puruṣas and the Husband of the Goddess Śrī, honors it by His birth among them. And Oh! The forest of Madhuvana [the entire region of Mathurā] is most assuredly supremely sacred because this Śrī Kṛṣṇa honors it by His playful movements in its midst.

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