CC Madhya 13.156

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 156

yādavera vipakṣa, yata duṣṭa kaṁsa-pakṣa,

tāhā āmi kailuṅ saba kṣaya

āche dui-cāri jana, tāhā māri’ vṛndāvana,

āilāma āmi, jāniha niścaya

SYNONYMS

yādavera vipakṣa — all the enemies of the Yadu dynasty; yata — all; duṣṭa — mischievous; kaṁsa-pakṣa — the party of Kaṁsa; tāhā — them; āmi — I; kailuṅ saba kṣaya — have annihilated all; āche — there are still; dui-cāri jana — two or four demons; tāhā māri’ — after killing them; vṛndāvana — to Vṛndāvana; āilāma āmi — I am coming very soon; jāniha niścaya — please know it very well.

TRANSLATION

“I have already killed all the mischievous demons who are enemies of the Yadu dynasty, and I have also killed Kaṁsa and his allies. But there are two or four demons still living. I want to kill them, and after doing so I shall very soon return to Vṛndāvana. Please know this for certain.

PURPORT

Just as Kṛṣṇa does not take a step away from Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa’s devotee also does not like to leave Vṛndāvana. However, when he has to tend to Kṛṣṇa’s business, he leaves Vṛndāvana. After finishing his mission, a pure devotee returns home, back to Vṛndāvana, back to Godhead. Kṛṣṇa assured Rādhārāṇī that after killing the demons outside Vṛndāvana, He would return. “I am coming back very soon,” He promised, “as soon as I have killed the few remaining demons.”

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