in Vrindavan even Vraja-vasis' useless talk is relished

[Vijaya Baladeva das]

Sri Vraja-vilasa-stava 105
Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami

anyatra ksana-matram acyuta-pure premamrtambho-nidhi
snato’py acutya-sajjanair api samam naham vasami kvacit |
kintv atra vraja-vasinam api samam yenapi kenapy alam
samlapair mama nirbharah prati muhur vaso’stu nityam mama ||105||

Even if I have the opportunity to bathe in the nectarean ocean of pure
love of
Krsna, and even if I have the pure devotees of the infallible Supreme
Personality of Godhead as my associates, I will not consent to live,
even for a
single moment, in any sacred place other than Vrajabhumi. Even if the
residents
of Vraja appear to be ordinary, and even if they fill my ears with
useless
gossip, I pray that I may remain among them, eternally residing here
in Vraja.