CC Madhya 17.1
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
gacchan vṛndāvanaṁ gauro
vyāghrebhaiṇa-khagān vane
premonmattān sahonnṛtyān
vidadhe kṛṣṇa-jalpinaḥ
SYNONYMS
gacchan—going; vṛndāvanam—to Vṛndāvana-dhāma; gauraḥ—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vyāghra—tigers; ibha—elephants; eṇa—deer; khagān—and birds; vane—in the forest; prema-unmattān—maddened by ecstatic love; saha—with; unnṛtyān—dancing; vidadhe—made; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name; jalpinaḥ—chanting.
TRANSLATION
On His way to Vṛndāvana, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa and made all the tigers, elephants, deer and birds chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and dance. Thus all these animals were overwhelmed by ecstatic love.