CC Antya 19.99

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 99

ei-mata gaurahari, gandhe kaila mana curi,

bhṛṅga-prāya iti-uti dhāya

yāya vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe, kṛṣṇa sphure—sei āśe,

kṛṣṇa nā pāya, gandha-mātra pāya

SYNONYMS

ei-mata — in this way; gaurahari — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gandhe — by the scent; kaila — did; mana curi — stealing of the mind; bhṛṅga-prāya — just like a bumblebee; iti-uti dhāya — wanders here and there; yāya — goes; vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe — by the side of the trees and creepers; kṛṣṇa sphure — Lord Kṛṣṇa will appear; sei āśe — by that hope; kṛṣṇa nā pāya — does not obtain Kṛṣṇa; gandha-mātra pāya — gets only the scent.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mind thus stolen by the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body, ran here and there like a bumblebee. He ran to the trees and plants, hoping that Lord Kṛṣṇa would appear, but instead He found only that scent.

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