CC Antya 15.51

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 51

bāhuṁ priyāṁsa upadhāya gṛhīta-padmo

rāmānujas tulasikāli-kulair madāndhaiḥ

anvīyamāna iha vas taravaḥ praṇāmaṁ

kiṁ vābhinandati caran praṇayāvalokaiḥ

SYNONYMS

bāhum — arm; priyā-aṁse — on the shoulder of His beloved; upadhāya — placing; gṛhīta — having taken; padmaḥ — a lotus flower; rāma-anujaḥ — Lord Balarāma's younger brother (Kṛṣṇa); tulasikā — because of the garland of tulasī flowers; ali-kulaiḥ — by bumblebees; mada-andhaiḥ — blinded by the fragrance; anvīyamānaḥ — being followed; iha — here; vaḥ — of you; taravaḥ — O trees; praṇāmam — the obeisances; kim vā — whether; abhinandati — welcomes; caran — while passing; praṇaya-avalokaiḥ — with glances of love.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya continued, "'O trees, kindly tell us whether Balarāma's younger brother, Kṛṣṇa, welcomed your obeisances with loving glances as He passed this way, resting one hand on the shoulder of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, holding a lotus flower in the other, and being followed by a swarm of bumblebees maddened by the fragrance of tulasī flowers.

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.30.12).

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