Chapter 17
The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of this Seventeenth Chapter in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Absorbed in transcendental ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went out one night without opening the doors to His room. After crossing over three walls, He fell down among some cows belonging to the district of Tailaṅga. There He remained unconscious, assuming the aspect of a tortoise.
TEXT 1
likhyate śrīla-gaurendor
atyadbhutam alaukikam
yair dṛṣṭaṁ tan-mukhāc chrutvā
divyonmāda-viceṣṭitam
SYNONYMS
likhyate-they are being written; śrīla-most opulent; gaura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; indoḥ-moonlike; ati-very; adbhutam-wonderful; alaukikam-uncommon; yaiḥ-by whom; dṛṣṭam-personally seen; tat-mukhāt-from their mouths; śrutvā-after hearing; divya-unmāda-in transcendental madness; viceṣṭitam-activities.
TRANSLATION
I am simply trying to write about Lord Gauracandra’s transcendental activities and spiritual madness, which are very wonderful and uncommon. I dare to write of them only because I have heard from the mouths of those who have personally seen the Lord’s activities.
TEXT 2
jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda
jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
SYNONYMS
jaya jaya-all glories; śrī-caitanya-to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityānanda-to Lord Nityānanda; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Ācārya; jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vṛnda-to the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Advaitacandra! All glories to all the devotees of the Lord!
TEXT 3
ei-mata mahāprabhu rātri-divase
unmādera ceṣṭā, pralāpa kare premāveśe
SYNONYMS
ei-mata-in this way; mahāprabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; rātri-divase-night and day; unmādera-of a madman; ceṣṭā-activities; pralāpa kare-talks insanely; prema-āveśe-in ecstatic love.
TRANSLATION
Absorbed in ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu acted and talked like a madman day and night.
TEXT 4
eka-dina prabhu svarūpa-rāmānanda-saṅge
ardha-rātri goṅāilā kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge
SYNONYMS
eka-dina-one day; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; svarūpa-rāmānanda-saṅge-with Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya; ardha-rātri-half the night; goṅāilā-passed; kṛṣṇa-kathā-of discussing Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes; raṅge-in the matter.
TRANSLATION
In the company of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once passed half the night talking about the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 5
yabe yei bhāva prabhura karaye udaya
bhāvānurūpa gīta gāya svarūpa-mahāśaya
SYNONYMS
yabe-whenever; yei-whatever; bhāva-ecstasy; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karaye udaya-rises; bhāva-anurūpa-befitting the emotion; gīta-song; gāya-sings; svarūpa-Svarūpa Dāmodara; mahāśaya-the great personality.
TRANSLATION
As they talked of Kṛṣṇa, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī would sing songs exactly suitable for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s transcendental emotions.
TEXT 6
vidyāpati, caṇḍīdāsa, śrī-gīta-govinda
bhāvānurūpa śloka paḍena rāya-rāmānanda
SYNONYMS
vidyāpati-the author Vidyāpati; caṇḍīdāsa-the author Caṇḍīdāsa; śrī-gīta-govinda-the famous book by Jayadeva Gosvāmī; bhāva-anurūpa-according to the ecstatic emotion; śloka-verses; paḍena-recites; rāya-rāmānanda-Rāmānanda Rāya.
TRANSLATION
Rāmānanda Rāya would quote verses from the books of Vidyāpati and Caṇḍīdāsa, and especially from the Gīta-govinda by Jayadeva Gosvāmī, to complement the ecstasy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 7
madhye madhye āpane prabhu śloka paḍiyā
ślokera artha karena prabhu vilāpa kariyā
SYNONYMS
madhye madhye-at intervals; āpane-personally; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śloka-a verse; paḍiyā-reciting; ślokera-of the verse; artha-meaning; karena-gives; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vilāpa kariyā-lamenting.
TRANSLATION
At intervals, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would also recite a verse. Then, in great lamentation, He would explain it.
TEXT 8
ei-mate nānā-bhāve ardha-rātri haila
gosāñire śayana karāi’ duṅhe ghare gela
SYNONYMS
ei-mate-in this way; nānā-bhāve-in varieties of emotions; ardha-rātri-half the night; haila-passed; gosāñire-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śayana karāi’-making Him lie down; duṅhe-both; ghare gela-went home.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed half the night experiencing varieties of emotions. Finally, after making the Lord lie down on His bed, both Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya returned to their homes.
TEXT 9
gambhīrāra dvāre govinda karilā śayana
saba-rātri prabhu karena ucca-saṅkīrtana
SYNONYMS
gambhīrāra-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s room; dvāre-at the door; govinda-His personal servant; karilā śayana-lay down; saba-rātri-all night; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karena-performs; ucca-saṅkīrtana-loud chanting.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s personal servant, Govinda, lay down at the door of His room, and the Lord very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all night.
TEXT 10
ācambite śunena prabhu kṛṣṇa-veṇu-gāna
bhāvāveśe prabhu tāhāṅ karilā prayāṇa
SYNONYMS
ācambite-suddenly; śunena-hears; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kṛṣṇa-veṇu-of Kṛṣṇa’s flute; gāna-the vibration; bhāva-āveśe-in ecstatic emotion; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tāhāṅ-there; karilā prayāṇa-departed.
TRANSLATION
Suddenly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute. Then, in ecstasy, He began to depart to see Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 11
tina-dvāre kapāṭa aiche āche ta’ lāgiyā
bhāvāveśe prabhu gelā bāhira hañā
SYNONYMS
tina-dvāre-in three doorways; kapāṭa-the doors; aiche-as previously; āche-are; ta” lāgiyā-being closed; bhāva-āveśe-in ecstatic emotion; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gelā-went; bāhira-out; hañā-being.
TRANSLATION
All three doors were fastened as usual, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in great ecstasy, nevertheless got out of the room and left the house.
TEXT 12
siṁha-dvāra-dakṣiṇe āche tailaṅgī-gābhī-gaṇa
tāhāṅ yāi’ paḍilā prabhu hañā acetana
SYNONYMS
siṁha-dvāra-of the gate named Siṁha-dvāra; dakṣiṇe-on the southern side; āche-there are; tailaṅgī-gābhī-gaṇa-cows belonging to the Tailaṅga district; tāhāṅ-there; yāi’-going; paḍilā-fell down; prabhu-Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; hañā acetana-becoming unconscious.
TRANSLATION
He went to a cow shed on the southern side of the Siṁha-dvāra. There the Lord fell down unconscious among cows from the district of Tailaṅga.
TEXT 13
ethā govinda mahāprabhura śabda nā pāñā
svarūpere bolāila kapāṭa khuliyā
SYNONYMS
ethā-here; govinda-Govinda; mahāprabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śabda-sound; nā pāñā-not getting; svarūpere-Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; bolāila-called for; kapāṭa-the doors; khuliyā-opening.
TRANSLATION
Meanwhile, not hearing any sounds from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda immediately sent for Svarūpa Dāmodara and opened the doors.
TEXT 14
tabe svarūpa-gosāñi saṅge lañā bhakta-gaṇa
deuṭi jvāliyā karena prabhura anveṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
tabe-thereafter; svarūpa-gosāñi-Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; saṅge-with him; lañā-taking; bhakta-gaṇa-the devotees; deuṭi-lamp; jvāliyā-burning; karena-does; prabhura-for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; anveṣaṇa-searching.
TRANSLATION
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī lit a torch, and went out with all the devotees to search for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 15
iti-uti anveṣiyā siṁha-dvāre gelā
gābhī-gaṇa-madhye yāi’ prabhure pāilā
SYNONYMS
iti-uti-here and there; anveṣiyā-searching; siṁha-dvāre-to the gate named Siṁha-dvāra; gelā-went; gābhī-gaṇa-madhye-among the cows; yāi’-going; prabhure pāilā-found Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
After searching here and there, they finally came to the cow shed near the Siṁha-dvāra. There they saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lying unconscious among the cows.
TEXT 16
peṭera bhitara hasta-pada–kūrmera ākāra
mukhe phena, pulakāṅga, netre aśru-dhāra
SYNONYMS
peṭera-the abdomen; bhitara-within; hasta-pada-the arms and legs; kūrmera ākāra-just like a tortoise; mukhe-in the mouth; phena-foam; pulaka-aṅga-eruptions on the body; netre-in the eyes; aśru-dhāra-a flow of tears.
TRANSLATION
His arms and legs had entered the trunk of His body, exactly like those of a tortoise. His mouth was foaming, there were eruptions on His body, and tears flowed from His eyes.
TEXT 17
acetana paḍiyāchena,–yena kuṣmāṇḍa-phala
bāhire jaḍimā, antare ānanda-vihvala
SYNONYMS
acetana-unconscious; paḍiyāchena-was lying down; yena-as if; kuṣmāṇḍa-phala-a pumpkin; bāhire-externally; jaḍimā-complete inertia; antare-within; ānanda-vihvala-overwhelmed with transcendental bliss.
TRANSLATION
As the Lord lay there unconscious, His body resembled a large pumpkin. Externally He was completely inert, but within He felt overwhelming transcendental bliss.
TEXT 18
gābhī saba caudike śuṅke prabhura śrī-aṅga
dūra kaile nāhi chāḍe prabhura śrī-aṅga-saṅga
SYNONYMS
gābhī-cows; saba-all; cau-dike-around; śuṅke-sniff; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-aṅga-the transcendental body; dūra kaile-if they are taken away; nāhi chāḍe-they do not give up; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-aṅga-saṅga-association with the transcendental body.
TRANSLATION
All the cows around the Lord were sniffing His transcendental body. When the devotees tried to check them, they refused to give up their association with the transcendental body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 19
aneka karilā yatna, nā haya cetana
prabhure uṭhāñā ghare ānilā bhakta-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
aneka-many; karilā-made; yatna-endeavors; nā haya-there was not; cetana-consciousness; prabhure-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; uṭhāñā-lifting; ghare-home; ānilā-brought; bhakta-gaṇa-the devotees.
TRANSLATION
The devotees tried to rouse the Lord by various means, but His consciousness did not return. Therefore they all lifted Him and brought Him back home.
TEXT 20
ucca kari’ śravaṇe kare nāma-saṅkīrtana
aneka-kṣaṇe mahāprabhu pāilā cetana
SYNONYMS
ucca kari’-very loudly; śravaṇe-in the ears; kare-perform; nāma-saṅkīrtana-chanting of the holy name; aneka-kṣaṇe-after a considerable time; mahāprabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; pāilā cetana-returned to consciousness.
TRANSLATION
All the devotees began to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra very loudly, and after a considerable time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained consciousness.
TEXT 21
cetana ha-ile hasta-pāda bāhire āila
pūrvavat yathā-yogya śarīra ha-ila
SYNONYMS
cetana ha-ile-when there was consciousness; hasta-pāda-the arms and legs; bāhire-outside; āila-came; pūrvavat-as before; yathā-yogya-in complete order; śarīra-the body; ha-ila-was.
TRANSLATION
When He regained consciousness, His arms and legs came out of His body, and His whole body returned to normal.
TEXT 22
uṭhiyā vasilena prabhu, cāhena iti-uti
svarūpe kahena,–“tumi āmā ānilā kati?
SYNONYMS
uṭhiyā-getting up; vasilena-sat down; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; cāhena-looks; iti-uti-here and there; svarūpe-to Svarūpa Dāmodara; kahena-says; tumi-you; āmā-Me; ānilā-have brought; kati-where.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up, and then sat down again. Looking here and there, He inquired from Svarūpa Dāmodara, “Where have you brought Me?
TEXT 23
veṇu-śabda śuni’ āmi gelāṅa vṛndāvana
dekhi,–goṣṭhe veṇu bājāya vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
veṇu-śabda-the vibration of the flute; śuni’-after hearing; āmi-I; gelāṅa-went; vṛndāvana-to Vṛndāvana; dekhi-I saw; goṣṭhe-in the pasturing field; veṇu-the flute; bājāya-played; vrajendra-nandana-Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
TRANSLATION
“After hearing the vibration of a flute, I went to Vṛndāvana, and there I saw that Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, was playing on His flute in the pasturing grounds.
TEXT 24
saṅketa-veṇu-nāde rādhā āni’ kuñja-ghare
kuñjere calilā kṛṣṇa krīḍā karibāre
SYNONYMS
saṅketa-veṇu-nāde-by the signal of the vibration of the flute; rādhā-Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; āni’-bringing; kuñja-ghare-to a bower; kuñjere-within the bower; calilā-went; kṛṣṇa-Lord Kṛṣṇa; krīḍā karibāre-to perform pastimes.
TRANSLATION
“He brought Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to a bower by signaling with His flute. Then He entered within that bower to perform pastimes with Her.
TEXT 25
tāṅra pāche pāche āmi karinu gamana
tāṅra bhūṣā-dhvanite āmāra harila śravaṇa
SYNONYMS
tāṅra pāche pāche-just behind Him; āmi-I; karinu gamana-went; tāṅra-His; bhūṣā-dhvanite-by the sound of ornaments; āmāra-My; harila-became captivated; śravaṇa-ears.
TRANSLATION
“I entered the bower just behind Kṛṣṇa, My ears captivated by the sound of His ornaments.
TEXT 26
gopī-gaṇa-saha vihāra, hāsa, parihāsa
kaṇṭha-dhvani-ukti śuni’ mora karṇollāsa
SYNONYMS
gopī-gaṇa-saha-with the gopīs; vihāra-pastimes; hāsa-laughing; pari-hāsa-joking; kaṇṭha-dhvani-ukti-vocal expressions; śuni’-hearing; mora-My; karṇa-ullāsa-jubilation of the ears.
TRANSLATION
“I saw Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs enjoying all kinds of pastimes while laughing and joking together. Hearing their vocal expressions enhanced the joy of My ears.
TEXT 27
hena-kāle tumi-saba kolāhala kari’
āmā iṅhā lañā āilā balātkāra kari’
SYNONYMS
hena-kāle-at this time; tumi-saba-all of you; kolāhala kari’-making a tumultuous sound; āmā-Me; iṅhā-here; lañā āilā-brought back; balātkāra kari’-by force.
TRANSLATION
“Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and brought Me back here by force.
TEXT 28
śunite nā pāinu sei amṛta-sama vāṇī
śunite nā pāinu bhūṣaṇa-muralīra dhvani”
SYNONYMS
śunite nā pāinu-I could not hear; sei-those; amṛta-sama-exactly like nectar; vāṇī-voices; śunite nā pāinu-I could not hear; bhūṣaṇa-of ornaments; muralīra-of the flute; dhvani-vibration.
TRANSLATION
“Because you brought Me back here, I could no longer hear the nectarean voices of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, nor could I hear the sounds of their ornaments or the flute.”
TEXT 29
bhāvāveśe svarūpe kahena gadgada-vāṇī
‘karṇa tṛṣṇāya mare, paḍa rasāyana, śuni’
SYNONYMS
bhāva-āveśe-in great ecstasy; svarūpe-to Svarūpa Dāmodara; kahena-says; gadgada-vāṇī-in a faltering voice; karṇa-the ears; tṛṣṇāya-because of thirst; mare-dies; paḍa-recite; rasa-āyana-something relishable; śuni’-let Me hear.
TRANSLATION
In great ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Svarūpa Dāmodara in a faltering voice, “My ears are dying of thirst. Please recite something to quench this thirst. Let me hear it.”
TEXT 30
svarūpa-gosāñi prabhura bhāva jāniyā
bhāgavatera śloka paḍe madhura kariyā
SYNONYMS
svarūpa-gosāñi-Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosāñi; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhāva-the emotion; jāniyā-understanding; bhāgavatera-of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; śloka-a verse; paḍe-recites; madhura kariyā-in a sweet voice.
TRANSLATION
Understanding the ecstatic emotions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara, in a sweet voice, recited the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
TEXT 31
kā stry aṅga te kala-padāmṛta-veṇu-gīta-
sammohitārya-caritān na calet trilokyām
trailokya-saubhagam idaṁ ca nirīkṣya rūpaṁ
yad go-dvija-druma-mṛgāḥ pulakāny abibhran
SYNONYMS
kā-what; strī-woman; aṅga-O Kṛṣṇa; te-of You; kala-pada-by the rhythms; amṛta-veṇu-gīta-of the sweet songs of the flute; sammohitā-being captivated; ārya-caritāt-from the path of chastity according to Vedic civilization; na-not; calet-would wander; tri-lokyām-in the three worlds; trai-lokya-saubhagam-which is the fortune of the three worlds; idam-this; ca-and; nirīkṣya-by observing; rūpam-beauty; yat-which; go-the cows; dvija-birds; druma-trees; mṛgāḥ-forest animals like the deer; pulakāni-transcendental jubilation; abibhran-manifested.
TRANSLATION
” ‘My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, where is that woman within the three worlds who cannot be captivated by the rhythms of the sweet songs coming from Your wonderful flute? Who cannot fall down from the path of chastity in this way? Your beauty is the most sublime within the three worlds. Upon seeing Your beauty, even cows, birds, animals and trees in the forest are stunned in jubilation.’
PURPORT
This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.40).
TEXT 32
śuni’ prabhu gopī-bhāve āviṣṭa ha-ilā
bhāgavatera ślokera artha karite lāgilā
SYNONYMS
śuni’-hearing; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gopī-bhāve-in the emotion of the gopīs; āviṣṭa ha-ilā-became overwhelmed; bhāgavatera-of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; ślokera-of the verse; artha-the meaning; karite lāgilā-began to explain.
TRANSLATION
Upon hearing this verse, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, overwhelmed with the ecstasy of the gopīs, began to explain it.
TEXT 33
haila gopī-bhāvāveśa, kaila rāse paraveśa,
kṛṣṇera śuni’ upekṣā-vacana
kṛṣṇera mukha-hāsya-vāṇī, tyāge tāhā satya māni’,
roṣe kṛṣṇe dena olāhana
SYNONYMS
haila-there was; gopī-of the gopīs; bhāva-āveśa-ecstatic emotion; kaila-did; rāse-in the rāsa dance; paraveśa-entrance; kṛṣṇera-of Lord Kṛṣṇa; śuni’-hearing; upekṣā-vacana-the words of negligence; kṛṣṇera-of Lord Kṛṣṇa; mukha-face; hāsya-smiling; vāṇī-talking; tyāge-renounce; tāhā-that; satya māni’-taking as a fact; roṣe-in anger; kṛṣṇe-to Lord Kṛṣṇa; dena-give; olāhana-chastisement.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “The gopīs entered the arena of the rāsa dance in ecstasy, but after hearing Kṛṣṇa’s words of negligence and detachment, they understood that He was going to renounce them. Thus they began to chastise Him in anger.
TEXT 34
“nāgara, kaha, tumi kariyā niścaya
ei trijagat bhari’, āche yata yogyā nāri,
tomāra veṇu kāhāṅ nā ākarṣaya?
SYNONYMS
nāgara-O lover; kaha-say; tumi-You; kariyā-making; niścaya-certain; ei-these; tri-jagat-three worlds; bhari’-filling; āche-there are; yata-as many; yogyā-suitable; nārī-women; tomāra-Your; veṇu-flute; kāhāṅ-where; nā-not; ākarṣaya-attracts.
TRANSLATION
” ‘O dear lover,’ ” they said, ” ‘please answer just one question. Who among all the youthful women within this universe is not attracted by the sound of Your flute?
TEXT 35
kailā jagate veṇu-dhvani, siddha-mantrā yoginī,
dūtī hañā mohe nārī-mana
mahotkaṇṭhā bāḍāñā, ārya-patha chāḍāñā,
āni’ tomāya kare samarpaṇa
SYNONYMS
kailā-You have made; jagate-in the world; veṇu-dhvani-the vibration of the flute; siddha-mantrā-perfected in chanting mantras; yoginī-a female mystic; dūtī-a messenger; hañā-being; mohe-enchants; nārī-mana-the minds of women; mahā-utkaṇṭhā-great anxiety; bāḍāñā-increasing; ārya-patha-the regulative principles; chāḍāñā-inducing to give up; āni’-bringing; tomāya-to You; kare samarpaṇa-delivers.
TRANSLATION
” ‘When You play Your flute, it acts like a messenger in the form of a yoginī perfect in the art of chanting mantras. This messenger enchants all the women in the universe and attracts them to You. Then she increases their great anxiety and induces them to give up the regulative principle of obeying superiors. Finally, she forcibly brings them to You to surrender in amorous love.
TEXT 36
dharma chāḍāya veṇu-dvāre, hāne kaṭākṣa-kāma-śare,
lajjā, bhaya, sakala chāḍāya
ebe āmāya kari’ roṣa, kahi’ pati-tyāge ‘doṣa’,
dhārmika hañā dharma śikhāya!
SYNONYMS
dharma-religious principles; chāḍāya-induces to reject; veṇu-dvāre-through the flute; hāne-pierces; kaṭākṣa-glancing; kāma-śare-by the arrows of lust; lajjā-shame; bhaya-fear; sakala-all; chāḍāya-induces to give up; ebe-now; āmāya-at us; kari’ roṣa-becoming angry; kahi’-saying; pati-tyāge-to give up one’s husband; doṣa-fault; dhārmika-very religious; hañā-becoming; dharma-religious principles; śikhāya-You teach.
TRANSLATION
” ‘The vibration of Your flute, accompanied by Your glance, which pierces us forcibly with the arrows of lust, induces us to ignore the regulative principles of religious life. Thus we become excited by lusty desires and come to You, giving up all shame and fear. But now You are angry with us. You are finding fault with our violating religious principles and leaving our homes and husbands. And as You instruct us about religious principles, we become helpless.
TEXT 37
anya-kathā, anya-mana, bāhire anya ācaraṇa,
ei saba śaṭha-paripāṭī
tumi jāna parihāsa, haya nārīra sarva-nāśa,
chāḍa ei saba kuṭīnāṭī
SYNONYMS
anya-different; kathā-words; anya-different; mana-mind; bāhire-externally; anya-different; ācaraṇa-behavior; ei-these; saba-all; śaṭha-paripāṭī-well-planned cheating behavior; tumi-You; jāna-know; parihāsa-joking; haya-there is; nārīra-of women; sarva-nāśa-total annihilation; chāḍa-please give up; ei-these; saba-all; kuṭīnāṭī-clever tricks.
TRANSLATION
” ‘We know that this is all a well-planned trick. You know how to make jokes that cause the complete annihilation of women, but we can understand that Your real mind, words and behavior are different. Therefore please give up all these clever tricks.
TEXT 38
veṇu-nāda amṛta-ghole, amṛta-samāna miṭhā bole,
amṛta-samāna bhūṣaṇa-śiñjita
tina amṛte hare kāṇa, hare mana, hare prāṇa,
kemane nārī dharibeka cita?”
SYNONYMS
veṇu-nāda-the vibration of the flute; amṛta-ghole-like nectarean buttermilk; amṛta-samāna-equal to nectar; miṭhā bole-sweet talking; amṛta-samāna-exactly like nectar; bhūṣaṇa-śiñjita-the vibration of ornaments; tina-three; amṛte-nectars; hare-attract; kāṇa-the ear; hare-attract; mana-the mind; hare-attract; prāṇa-the life; kemane-how; nārī-women; dharibeka-will keep; cita-patience or consciousness.
TRANSLATION
” ‘The nectarean buttermilk of Your flute’s vibration, the nectar of Your sweet words and the nectarean sound of Your ornaments mix together to attract our ears, minds and lives. In this way You are killing us.’ “
TEXT 39
eta kahi’ krodhāveśe, bhāvera taraṅge bhāse,
utkaṇṭhā-sāgare ḍube mana
rādhāra utkaṇṭhā-vāṇī, paḍi’ āpane vākhāni,
kṛṣṇa-mādhurya kare āsvādana
SYNONYMS
eta kahi’-saying this; krodha-āveśe-in the mood of anger; bhāvera taraṅge-in the waves of ecstatic love; bhāse-floats; utkaṇṭhā-of anxieties; sāgare-in the ocean; ḍube mana-merges the mind; rādhāra-of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; utkaṇṭhā-vāṇī-words of anxiety; paḍi’-reciting; āpane-personally; vākhāni-explaining; kṛṣṇa-mādhurya-the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa; kare āsvādana-tastes.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke these words in a mood of anger as He floated on waves of ecstatic love. Merged in an ocean of anxiety, He recited a verse spoken by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī expressing the same emotion. Then He personally explained the verse and thus tasted the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 40
nadaj-jalada-nisvanaḥ śravaṇa-karṣi-sac-chiñjitaḥ
sanarma-rasa-sūcakākṣara-padārtha-bhaṅgy-uktikaḥ
ramādika-varāṅganā-hṛdaya-hāri-vaṁśī-kalaḥ
sa me madana-mohanaḥ sakhi tanoti karṇa-spṛhām
SYNONYMS
nadat-resounding; jalada-the cloud; nisvanaḥ-whose voice; śravaṇa-the ears; karṣi-attracting; sat-śiñjitaḥ-the tinkling of whose ornaments; sa-narma-with deep meaning; rasa-sūcaka-joking; akṣara-letters; pada-artha-meanings; bhaṅgi-indications; uktikaḥ-whose talk; ramā-ādika-beginning with the goddess of fortune; vara-aṅganā-of beautiful women; hṛdaya-hāri-attracting the hearts; vaṁśī-kalaḥ-the sound of whose flute; saḥ-that; me-My; madana-mohanaḥ-Madana-mohana; sakhi-My dear friend; tanoti-expands; karṇa-spṛhām-the desire of the ears.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “My dear friend, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, has a voice as deep as a cloud resounding in the sky. With the tinkling of His ornaments, He attracts the ears of the gopīs, and with the sound of His flute He attracts even the goddess of fortune and other beautiful women. That Personality of Godhead, known as Madana-mohana, whose joking words carry many indications and deep meanings, is increasing the lusty desires of My ears.’
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Govinda-līlāmṛta (8.5).
TEXT 41
“kaṇṭhera gambhīra dhvani, navaghana-dhvani jini’,
yāra guṇe kokila lājāya
tāra eka śruti-kaṇe, ḍubāya jagatera kāṇe,
punaḥ kāṇa bāhuḍi’ nā āya
SYNONYMS
kaṇṭhera-of the throat; gambhīra-deep; dhvani-sound; nava-ghana-of new clouds; dhvani-the resounding; jini’-conquering; yāra-of which; guṇe-the attributes; kokila-the cuckoo; lājāya-put to shame; tāra-of that; eka-one; śruti-kaṇe-particle of sound; ḍubāya-inundates; jagatera-of the whole world; kāṇe-the ear; punaḥ-again; kāṇa-the ear; bāhuḍi’-getting out; nā āya-cannot come.
TRANSLATION
“Kṛṣṇa’s deep voice is more resonant than newly arrived clouds, and His sweet song defeats even the sweet voice of the cuckoo. Indeed, His song is so sweet that even one particle of its sound can inundate the entire world. If such a particle enters one’s ear, one is immediately bereft of all other types of hearing.
TEXT 42
kaha, sakhi, ki kari upāya?
kṛṣṇera se śabda-guṇe, harile āmāra kāṇe,
ebe nā pāya, tṛṣṇāya mari’ yāya
SYNONYMS
kaha-please say; sakhi-My dear friend; ki-what; kari-can I do; upāya-means; kṛṣṇera-of Kṛṣṇa; se-that; śabda-of the sound; guṇe-the qualities; harile-having attracted; āmāra-My; kāṇe-ears; ebe-now; nā pāya-do not get; tṛṣṇāya-from thirst; mari’ yāya-I am dying.
TRANSLATION
“My dear friend, please tell me what to do. My ears have been plundered by the qualities of Kṛṣṇa’s sound. Now, however, I cannot hear His transcendental sound, and I am almost dead for want of it.
TEXT 43
nūpura-kiṅkinī-dhvani, haṁsa-sārasa jini’,
kaṅkaṇa-dhvani caṭake lājāya
eka-bāra yei śune, vyāpi rahe’ tāra kāṇe,
anya śabda se-kāṇe nā yāya
SYNONYMS
nūpura-of the ankle bells; kiṅkinī-tinkling; dhvani-the sound; haṁsa-swans; sārasa-cranes; jini’-conquering; kaṅkaṇa-dhvani-the sound of bangles; caṭake-the caṭaka bird; lājāya-puts to shame; eka-bāra-once; yei-one who; śune-hears; vyāpi-expanding; rahe’-remains; tāra kāṇe-in his ear; anya-other; śabda-sound; se-kāṇe-in that ear; nā yāya-does not go.
TRANSLATION
“The tinkling of Kṛṣṇa’s ankle bells surpasses the songs of even the swan and crane, and the sound of His bangles puts the singing of the caṭaka bird to shame. Having allowed these sounds to enter the ears even once, one cannot tolerate hearing anything else.
TEXT 44
se śrī-mukha-bhāṣita, amṛta haite parāmṛta,
smita-karpūra tāhāte miśrita
śabda, artha,–dui-śakti, nānā-rasa kare vyakti,
pratyakṣara–narma-vibhūṣita
SYNONYMS
se-that; śrī-beautiful; mukha-by the mouth; bhāṣita-spoken; amṛta-nectar; haite-than; para-amṛta-more nectarean; smita-smiling; karpūra-camphor; tāhāte-in that; miśrita-mixed; śabda-sound; artha-meaning; dui-śakti-two energies; nānā-various; rasa-mellows; kare vyakti-express; prati-akṣara-every word; narma-vibhūṣita-full of meaning.
TRANSLATION
“Kṛṣṇa’s speech is far sweeter than nectar. Each of His jubilant words is full of meaning, and when His speech mixes with His smile, which is like camphor, the resultant sound and the deep meaning of Kṛṣṇa’s words create various transcendental mellows.
TEXT 45
se amṛtera eka-kaṇa, karṇa-cakora-jīvana,
karṇa-cakora jīye sei āśe
bhāgya-vaśe kabhu pāya, abhāgye kabhu nā pāya,
nā pāile maraye piyāse
SYNONYMS
se amṛtera-of that nectar; eka-kaṇa-one particle; karṇa-cakora-of the ear, which is like a cakora bird; jīvana-the life; karṇa-the ear; cakora-the cakora bird; jīye-lives; sei āśe-with that hope; bhāgya-vaśe-by good fortune; kabhu-sometimes; pāya-gets; abhāgye-by misfortune; kabhu-sometimes; nā pāya-does not get; nā pāile-if does not get; maraye-dies; piyāse-from thirst.
TRANSLATION
“One particle of that transcendental, blissful nectar is the life and soul of the ear, which is like a cakora bird that lives in hope of tasting that nectar. Sometimes, by good fortune, the bird can taste it, but at other times he unfortunately cannot and therefore almost dies of thirst.
TEXT 46
yebā veṇu-kala-dhvani, eka-bāra tāhā śuni’,
jagan-nārī-citta āulāya
nīvi-bandha paḍe khasi’, vinā-mūle haya dāsī,
bāulī hañā kṛṣṇa-pāśe dhāya
SYNONYMS
yebā-whoever; veṇu-of the flute; kala-dhvani-the sweet vibration; eka-bāra-once; tāhā-that; śuni’-hearing; jagat-of the universe; nārī-of the women; citta-hearts; āulāya-become disturbed; nīvi-bandha-the fastened belts; paḍe-fall; khasi’-becoming loosened; vinā-mūle-without a price; haya-they become; dāsī-maidservants; bāulī-mad; hañā-becoming; kṛṣṇa-pāśe-after Kṛṣṇa; dhāya-run.
TRANSLATION
“The transcendental vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute disturbs the hearts of women all over the world, even if they hear it only once. Thus their fastened belts become loose, and these women become the unpaid maidservants of Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, they run toward Kṛṣṇa exactly like madwomen.
TEXT 47
yebā lakṣmī-ṭhākurāṇī, teṅho ye kākalī śuni’,
kṛṣṇa-pāśa āise pratyāśāya
nā pāya kṛṣṇera saṅga, bāḍe tṛṣṇā-taraṅga,
tapa kare, tabu nāhi pāya
SYNONYMS
yebā-even; lakṣmī-ṭhākurāṇī-the goddess of fortune; teṅho-she; ye-which; kākalī-vibration of the flute; śuni’-hearing; kṛṣṇa-pāśa-to Lord Kṛṣṇa; āise-comes; pratyāśāya-with great hope; nā pāya-does not get; kṛṣṇera saṅga-association with Kṛṣṇa; bāḍe-increase; tṛṣṇā-of thirst; taraṅga-the waves; tapa kare-undergoes austerity; tabu-still; nāhi pāya-does not get.
TRANSLATION
“When she hears the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, even the goddess of fortune comes to Him, greatly hoping for His association, but nevertheless she does not get it. When the waves of thirst for His association increase, she performs austerities, but still she cannot meet Him.
TEXT 48
ei śabdāmṛta cāri, yāra haya bhāgya bhāri,
sei karṇe ihā kare pāna
ihā yei nāhi śune, se kāṇa janmila kene,
kāṇākaḍi-sama sei kāṇa”
SYNONYMS
ei-these; śabda-amṛta-nectarean sound vibrations; cāri-four; yāra-of whom; haya-there is; bhāgya bhāri-great fortune; sei-such a person; karṇe-by the ears; ihā-these sounds; kare pāna-drinks; ihā-these sounds; yei-anyone who; nāhi śune-does not hear; se-those; kāṇa-ears; janmila-took birth; kene-why; kāṇākaḍi-a hole in a small conchshell; sama-just like; sei kāṇa-those ears.
TRANSLATION
“Only the most fortunate can hear these four nectarean sounds-Kṛṣṇa’s words, the tinkling of His ankle bells and bangles, His voice and the vibration of His flute. If one does not hear these sounds, his ears are as useless as small conchshells with holes.”
TEXT 49
karite aiche vilāpa, uṭhila udvega, bhāva,
mane kāho nāhi ālambana
udvega, viṣāda, mati, autsukya, trāsa, dhṛti, smṛti,
nānā-bhāvera ha-ila milana
SYNONYMS
karite-doing; aiche-such; vilāpa-lamentation; uṭhila-there arose; udvega-agitation; bhāva-ecstasy; mane-in the mind; kāho-anywhere; nāhi-there is not; ālambana-shelter; udvega-anxiety; viṣāda-lamentation; mati-attention; autsukya-eagerness; trāsa-fear; dhṛti-determination; smṛti-remembrance; nānā-bhāvera-of various ecstasies; ha-ila-there was; milana-combining.
TRANSLATION
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lamented in this way, agitation and ecstasy awoke in His mind, and He became very restless. Many transcendental ecstasies combined in Him, including anxiety, lamentation, attention, eagerness, fear, determination and remembrance.
TEXT 50
bhāva-śābalye rādhāra ukti, līlā-śuke haila sphūrti,
sei bhāve paḍe eka śloka
unmādera sāmarthye, sei ślokera kare arthe,
yei artha nāhi jāne loka
SYNONYMS
bhāva-śābalye-in the aggregate of all ecstasies; rādhāra-of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; ukti-statement; līlā-śuke-in Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura; haila-there was; sphūrti-awakening; sei bhāve-in that ecstasy; paḍe-recites; eka-one; śloka-verse; unmādera-of madness; sāmarthye-in the capacity; sei ślokera-of that verse; kare arthe-describes the meaning; yei artha-which meaning; nāhi-do not; jāne-know; loka-people.
TRANSLATION
The aggregate of all these ecstasies awoke a statement by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in the mind of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura [Līlā-śuka]. In the same ecstatic mood, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu now recited that verse, and on the strength of madness, He described its meaning, which is unknown to people in general.
TEXT 51
kim iha kṛṇumaḥ kasya brūmaḥ kṛtaṁ kṛtam āśayā
kathayata kathām anyāṁ dhanyām aho hṛdaye śayaḥ
madhura-madhura-smerākāre mano-nayanotsave
kṛpaṇa-kṛpaṇā kṛṣṇe tṛṣṇā ciraṁ bata lambate
SYNONYMS
kim-what; iha-here; kṛṇumaḥ-shall I do; kasya-to whom; brūmaḥ-shall I speak; kṛtam-what is done; kṛtam-done; āśayā-in the hope; kathayata-please speak; kathām-words; anyām-other; dhanyām-auspicious; aho-alas; hṛdaye-within My heart; śayaḥ-lying; madhura-madhura-sweeter than sweetness; smera-smiling; ākāre-whose form; manaḥ-nayana-to the mind and eyes; utsave-who gives pleasure; kṛpaṇa-kṛpaṇā-the best of misers; kṛṣṇe-for Kṛṣṇa; tṛṣṇā-thirst; ciram-at every moment; bata-alas; lambate-is increasing.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ” ‘Alas, what shall I do? To whom shall I speak? Let whatever I have done in hopes of meeting Kṛṣṇa be finished now. Please say something auspicious, but do not speak about Kṛṣṇa. Alas, Kṛṣṇa is lying within My heart like Cupid; therefore how can I possibly give up talking of Him? I cannot forget Kṛṣṇa, whose smile is sweeter than sweetness itself and who gives pleasure to My mind and eyes. Alas, My great thirst for Kṛṣṇa is increasing moment by moment!’
PURPORT
This statement by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is quoted from Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (42).
TEXT 52
“ei kṛṣṇera virahe, udvege mana sthira nahe,
prāpty-upāya-cintana nā yāya
yebā tumi sakhī-gaṇa, viṣāde bāula mana,
kāre puchoṅ, ke kahe upāya?
SYNONYMS
ei-this; kṛṣṇera-of Kṛṣṇa; virahe-in separation; udvege-in anxiety; mana-mind; sthira-patient; nahe-is not; prāpti-upāya-the means for obtaining; cintana nā yāya-I cannot think of; yebā-all; tumi-you; sakhī-gaṇa-friends; viṣāde-in lamentation; bāula-maddened; mana-minds; kāre-whom; puchoṅ-shall I ask; ke-who; kahe-will speak; upāya-the means.
TRANSLATION
“The anxiety caused by separation from Kṛṣṇa has made Me impatient, and I can think of no way to meet Him. O My friends, you are also deranged by lamentation. Who, therefore, will tell Me how to find Him?
TEXT 53
hā hā sakhi, ki kari upāya!
kāṅhā karoṅ, kāhāṅ yāṅa, kāhāṅ gele kṛṣṇa pāṅa,
kṛṣṇa vinā prāṇa mora yāya”
SYNONYMS
hā hā-O; sakhi-friends; ki-what; kari-shall I do; upāya-means; kāṅhā karoṅ-what shall I do?; kāhāṅ yāṅa-where shall I go; kāhāṅ gele-where going; kṛṣṇa pāṅa-I can get Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa vinā-without Kṛṣṇa; prāṇa-life; mora-My; yāya-is leaving.
TRANSLATION
“O My dear friends, how shall I find Kṛṣṇa? What shall I do? Where shall I go? Where can I meet Him? Because I cannot find Kṛṣṇa, My life is leaving Me.”
TEXT 54
kṣaṇe mana sthira haya, tabe mane vicāraya,
balite ha-ila bhāvodgama
piṅgalāra vacana-smṛti, karāila bhāva-mati,
tāte kare artha-nirdhāraṇa
SYNONYMS
kṣaṇe-in a moment; mana-the mind; sthira haya-becomes patient; tabe-at that time; mane-within the mind; vicāraya-He considers; balite-to speak; ha-ila-there was; bhāva-udgama-awakening of ecstasy; piṅgalāra-of Piṅgalā; vacana-smṛti-remembering the words; karāila-caused; bhāva-mati-ecstatic mind; tāte-in that; kare-does; artha-nirdhāraṇa-ascertaining the meaning.
TRANSLATION
Suddenly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became calm and considered His state of mind. He remembered the words of Piṅgalā, and this aroused an ecstasy that moved Him to speak. Thus He explained the meaning of the verse.
PURPORT
Piṅgalā was a prostitute who said, “To hope against hope produces only misery. Utter hopelessness is the greatest happiness.” Remembering this statement, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic. The story of Piṅgalā is found in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Eleventh Canto, Eighth Chapter, verses 22-44, as well as in Mahābhārata, Sānti-parva, Chapter 174.
TEXT 55
“dekhi ei upāye, kṛṣṇa-āśā chāḍi’ diye,
āśā chāḍile sukhī haya mana
chāḍa’ kṛṣṇa-kathā adhanya, kaha anya-kathā dhanya,
yāte haya kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa”
SYNONYMS
dekhi-I see; ei upāye-this means; kṛṣṇa-āśā-hope for Kṛṣṇa; chāḍi’ diye-I give up; āśā-hope; chāḍile-if I give up; sukhī-happy; haya-becomes; mana-the mind; chāḍa’-give up; kṛṣṇa-kathā-talks of Kṛṣṇa; adhanya-most inglorious; kaha-speak; anya-kathā-other topics; dhanya-glorious; yāte-by which; haya-there is; kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa-forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ” ‘If I give up hope of meeting Kṛṣṇa, I shall then be happy. Therefore, let us stop this most inglorious discussion of Kṛṣṇa. It would be better for us to talk of glorious topics and forget Him.’
TEXT 56
kahitei ha-ila smṛti, citte haila kṛṣṇa-sphūrti,
sakhīre kahe hañā vismite
“yāre cāhi chāḍite, sei śuñā āche citte,
kona rīte nā pāri chāḍite”
SYNONYMS
kahitei-while speaking; ha-ila-there was; smṛti-remembrance; citte-in the heart; haila-there was; kṛṣṇa-sphūrti-the appearance of Kṛṣṇa; sakhīre-to the friends; kahe-said; hañā vismite-being very astonished; yāre-He whom; cāhi chāḍite-I want to give up; sei-that person; śuñā āche-is lying; citte-in the heart; kona rīte-by any process; nā pāri-I am not able; chāḍite-to give up.
TRANSLATION
“While speaking in this way, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī suddenly remembered Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, He appeared within Her heart. Greatly astonished, She told Her friends, ‘The person I want to forget is lying in My heart.’
TEXT 57
rādhā-bhāvera svabhāva āna, kṛṣṇe karāya ‘kāma’-jñāna,
kāma-jñāne trāsa haila citte
kahe–“ye jagat māre, se paśila antare,
ei vairī nā deya pāsarite”
SYNONYMS
rādhā-bhāvera-of the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; sva-bhāva-characteristic; āna-another; kṛṣṇe-to Kṛṣṇa; karāya-causes Her to do; kāma-jñāna-understanding as Cupid; kāma-as Cupid; jñāne-in the understanding; trāsa-fear; haila-was; citte-in the mind; kahe-She says; ye-the person who; jagat-the whole world; māre-conquers; se-that person; paśila-entered; antare-within My heart; ei vairī-this enemy; nā deya-does not allow; pāsarite-to forget.
TRANSLATION
“Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstasy also made Her think of Kṛṣṇa as Cupid, and this understanding frightened Her. She said, ‘This Cupid, who has conquered the whole world and entered My heart, is My greatest enemy, for He does not allow Me to forget Him.’
TEXT 58
autsukyera prāvīṇye, jiti’ anya bhāva-sainye,
udaya haila nija-rājya-mane
mane ha-ila lālasa, nā haya āpana-vaśa,
duḥkhe mane karena bhartsane
SYNONYMS
autsukyera-of eagerness; prāvīṇye-because of high development; jiti’-conquering; anya-other; bhāva-sainye-soldiers of ecstasy; udaya-arising; haila-there was; nija-rājya-mane-within the kingdom of Her own mind; mane-within the mind; ha-ila-there was; lālasa-greed; nā-not; haya-becomes; āpana-vaśa-within Her own control; duḥkhe-in unhappiness; mane-to the mind; karena-does; bhartsane-chastisement.
TRANSLATION
“Then great eagerness conquered all the other soldiers of ecstasy, and an uncontrollable desire arose in the kingdom of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s mind. Greatly unhappy, She then chastised Her own mind.
TEXT 59
“mana mora vāma-dīna, jala vinā yena mīna,
kṛṣṇa vinā kṣaṇe mari’ yāya
madhura-hāsya-vadane, mana-netra-rasāyane,
kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā dviguṇa bāḍāya
SYNONYMS
mana mora-My mind; vāma-dīna-unagreeably poor; jala-water; vinā-without; yena-as if; mīna-a fish; kṛṣṇa-Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā-without; kṣaṇe-in a moment; mari’ yāya-dies; madhura-sweet; hāsya-smiling; vadane-face; mana-the mind; netra-the eyes; rasa-āyane-very pleasing to; kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇa-the thirst for Kṛṣṇa; dvi-guṇa-twice as much; bāḍāya-increases.
TRANSLATION
” ‘If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.
TEXT 60
hā hā kṛṣṇa prāṇa-dhana, hā hā padma-locana,
hā hā divya sad-guṇa-sāgara!
hā hā śyāma-sundara, hā hā pītāmbara-dhara,
hā hā rāsa-vilāsa nāgara
SYNONYMS
hā hā-alas; kṛṣṇa-O Kṛṣṇa; prāṇa-dhana-the treasure of My life; hā ha-alas; padma-locana-the lotus-eyed one; hā hā-alas; divya-divine; sat-guṇa-sāgara-ocean of transcendental attributes; hā hā-alas; śyāma-sundara-the beautiful, blackish youth; hā hā-alas; pīta-ambara-dhara-one who wears yellow garments; hā hā-alas; rāsa-vilāsa-of the rāsa dance; nāgara-the hero.
TRANSLATION
” ‘Alas! Where is Kṛṣṇa, the treasure of My life? Where is the lotus-eyed one? Alas! Where is the divine ocean of all transcendental qualities? Alas! Where is the beautiful, blackish youth dressed in yellow garments? Alas! Where is the hero of the rāsa dance?
TEXT 61
kāhāṅ gele tomā pāi, tumi kaha,–tāhāṅ yāi”,
eta kahi’ calilā dhāñā
svarūpa uṭhi’ kole kari’, prabhure ānila dhari’,
nija-sthāne vasāilā laiñā
SYNONYMS
kāhāṅ-where; gele-going; tomā-You; pāi-I can get; tumi-You; kaha-please tell; tāhāṅ-there; yāi-I shall go; eta kahi’-saying this; calilā dhāñā-began to run; svarūpa-Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; uṭhi’-getting up; kole kari’-taking on His lap; prabhure-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ānila-brought back; dhari’-catching; nija-sthāne-in His own place; vasāilā-sat down; laiñā-taking.
TRANSLATION
” ‘Where shall I go? Where can I find You? Please tell Me. I shall go there.’ ” Speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began running. Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, however, stood up, caught Him and took Him on his lap. Then Svarūpa Dāmodara brought Him back to His place and made Him sit down.
TEXT 62
kṣaṇeke prabhura bāhya haila, svarūpere ājñā dila,
“svarūpa, kichu kara madhura gāna”
svarūpa gāya vidyāpati, gīta-govinda-gīti,
śuni’ prabhura juḍāila kāṇa
SYNONYMS
kṣaṇeke-within a moment; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bāhya-external consciousness; haila-there was; svarūpere ājñā dila-He ordered Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; svarūpa-My dear Svarūpa; kichu-some; kara-make; madhura-sweet; gāna-songs; svarūpa-Svarūpa Dāmodara; gāya-sings; vidyāpati-songs by Vidyāpati; gīta-govinda-gīti-songs from Gīta-govinda; śuni’-hearing; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; juḍāila-became satisfied; kāṇa-ears.
TRANSLATION
Suddenly Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness and said to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, “My dear Svarūpa, please sing some sweet songs.” The Lord’s ears were satisfied when He heard Svarūpa Dāmodara sing songs from Gīta-govinda and those by the poet Vidyāpati.
TEXT 63
ei-mata mahāprabhu prati-rātri-dine
unmāda ceṣṭita haya pralāpa-vacane
SYNONYMS
ei-mata-in this way; mahāprabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; prati-rātri-dine-every night and day; unmāda-mad; ceṣṭita-activities; haya-are; pralāpa-vacane-talking like a madman.
TRANSLATION
Each day and night, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would become deranged in this way and talk like a madman.
TEXT 64
eka-dine yata haya bhāvera vikāra
sahasra-mukhe varṇe yadi, nāhi pāya pāra
SYNONYMS
eka-dine-in one day; yata haya-as many as there are; bhāvera-of ecstasy; vikāra-transformations; sahasra-mukhe-possessing thousands of mouths; varṇe yadi-if describes; nāhi pāya-cannot reach; pāra-the limit.
TRANSLATION
Even Anantadeva, who possesses thousands of mouths, cannot fully describe the ecstatic transformations that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu experienced in a single day.
TEXT 65
jīva dīna ki karibe tāhāra varṇana?
śākhā-candra-nyāya kari’ dig-daraśana
SYNONYMS
jīva-a living entity; dīna-very poor; ki-what; karibe-will do; tāhāra-of that; varṇana-description; śākhā-candra-nyāya-the logic of showing the moon through the branches of a tree; kari’-I make; dik-daraśana-seeing the direction.
TRANSLATION
What can a poor creature like me describe of those transformations? I can give only a hint of them, as if showing the moon through the branches of a tree.
TEXT 66
ihā yei śune, tāra juḍāya mana-kāṇa
alaukika gūḍha-prema-ceṣṭā haya jñāna
SYNONYMS
ihā-this; yei śune-anyone who hears; tāra-his; juḍāya-become satisfied; mana-kāṇa-mind and ears; alaukika-uncommon; gūḍha-prema-of deep ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa; ceṣṭā-activities; haya jñāna-he can understand.
TRANSLATION
This description, however, will satisfy the mind and ears of anyone who hears it, and he will be able to understand these uncommon activities of deep ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 67
adbhuta nigūḍha premera mādhurya-mahimā
āpani āsvādi’ prabhu dekhāilā sīmā
SYNONYMS
adbhuta-wonderful; nigūḍha-deep; premera-of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa; mādhurya-mahimā-the glories of the sweetness; āpani-personally; āsvādi’-tasting; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhāilā-showed; sīmā-the extreme limit.
TRANSLATION
Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is wonderfully deep. By personally tasting the glorious sweetness of that love, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed us its extreme limit.
TEXT 68
adbhuta-dayālu caitanya–adbhuta-vadānya!
aiche dayālu dātā loke nāhi śuni anya
SYNONYMS
adbhuta-wonderfully; dayālu-merciful; caitanya-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; adbhuta-vadānya-wonderfully magnanimous; aiche-such; dayālu-merciful; dātā-charitable person; loke-within this world; nāhi-not; śuni-we have heard of; anya-other.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is wonderfully merciful and wonderfully magnanimous. We have heard of no one else within this world so merciful and charitable.
TEXT 69
sarva-bhāve bhaja, loka, caitanya-caraṇa
yāhā haite pāibā kṛṣṇa-premāmṛta-dhana
SYNONYMS
sarva-bhāve-in all respects; bhaja-worship; loka-O entire world; caitanya-caraṇa-the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yāhā haite-by which; pāibā-you will get; kṛṣṇa-prema-of love of Kṛṣṇa; amṛta-of the nectar; dhana-the treasure.
TRANSLATION
Worship the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in all respects. Only in this way will you achieve the nectarean treasure of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 70
ei ta’ kahiluṅ ‘kūrmākṛti’-anubhāva
unmāda-ceṣṭita tāte unmāda-pralāpa
SYNONYMS
ei ta’ kahiluṅ-thus I have described; kūrma-ākṛti-of becoming like a tortoise; anubhāva-the ecstatic symptom; unmāda-ceṣṭita-enacted in madness; tāte-in that; unmāda-pralāpa-talking like a madman.
TRANSLATION
Thus I have described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic transformation of becoming like a tortoise. In that ecstasy, He talked and acted like a madman.
TEXT 71
ei līlā sva-granthe raghunātha-dāsa
gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣe kairāchena prakāśa
SYNONYMS
ei līlā-this pastime; sva-granthe-in his book; raghunātha-dāsa-Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; gaurāṅga-stava-kalpa-vṛkṣe-named Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa; kairāchena prakāśa-has fully described.
TRANSLATION
Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has fully described this pastime in his book Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa.
TEXT 72
anudghāṭya dvāra-trayam uru ca bhitti-trayam aho
vilaṅghyoccaiḥ kāliṅgika-surabhi-madhye nipatitaḥ
tanūdyat-saṅkocāt kamaṭha iva kṛṣṇoru-virahād
virājan gaurāṅgo hṛdaya udayan māṁ madayati
SYNONYMS
anudghāṭya-without opening; dvāra-trayam-the three doors; uru-strong; ca-and; bhitti-trayam-three walls; aho-how wonderful; vilaṅghya-crossing over; uccaiḥ-very high; kāliṅgika-of Kāliṅga-deśa, which is in the district of Tailaṅga; surabhi-madhye-among the cows; nipatitaḥ-fallen down; tanu-udyat-saṅkocāt-by contracting within the body; kamaṭhaḥ-a tortoise; iva-like; kṛṣṇa-uru-virahāt-because of strong feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa; virājan-appearing; gaurāṅgaḥ-Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; hṛdaye-in my heart; udayan-rising; mām-me; madayati-maddens.
TRANSLATION
“How wonderful it is! Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left His residence without opening the three strongly bolted doors. Then He crossed over three high walls, and later, because of strong feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa, He fell down amidst the cows of the Tailaṅga district and retracted all the limbs of His body like a tortoise. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who appeared in that way, rises in my heart and maddens me.”
TEXT 73
śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-pade yāra āśa
caitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsa
SYNONYMS
śrī-rūpa-Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; raghunātha-Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; pade-at the lotus feet; yāra-whose; āśa-expectation; caitanya-caritāmṛta-the book named Caitanya-caritāmṛta; kahe-describes; kṛṣṇadāsa-Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī.
TRANSLATION
Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Seventeenth Chapter, describing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastime of retracting His limbs like a tortoise.