CC Madhya 14.194

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Madhya-līlā 14.193 - Madhya-līlā 14.195

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 194

hriyā tiryag-grīvā-caraṇa-kaṭi-bhaṅgī-sumadhurā

calac-cillī-vallī-dalita-ratināthorjita-dhanuḥ

priya-premollāsollasita-lalitālālita-tanuḥ

priya-prītyai sāsīd udita-lalitālaṅkṛti-yutā

SYNONYMS

hriyā — by Her attitude of shyness; tiryak — going crosswise; grīvā — of the neck; caraṇa — of the knees; kaṭi — of the waist; bhaṅgī — by the curve; su-madhurā — very sweet; calat-cillī — of moving eyebrows; vallī — by the creepers; dalita — conquered; rati-nātha — of Cupid; ūrjita — powerful; dhanuḥ — by which the bow; priya-prema-ullāsa — because of the loving attitude of the beloved; ullasita — being inspired; lalita — by the mood known as lalita; ālālita-tanuḥ — whose body is covered; priya-prītyai — for the sake of pleasing the beloved; sā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; āsīt — was; udita — awakened; lalita-alaṅkṛti-yutā — possessing the lalita-alaṅkāra.

TRANSLATION

“‘When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī was decorated with the ornament of lalita alaṅkāra, just to increase Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s love, an attractive curve was manifested by Her neck, knees and waist. This was brought about by Her timidity and apparent desire to avoid Kṛṣṇa. The flickering movements of Her eyebrows could conquer the powerful bow of Cupid. To increase the joy of Her beloved, Her body was decorated with the ornaments of lalita alaṅkāra.’

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from the Govinda-līlāmṛta (9.14).

Madhya-līlā 14.193 - Madhya-līlā 14.195