CC Madhya 8.167 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Madhya-līlā 8.166 - Madhya-līlā 8.168

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 167

kāruṇyāmṛta-dhārāya snāna prathama

tāruṇyāmṛta-dhārāya snāna madhyama

SYNONYMS

kāruṇya-amṛta—of the nectar of mercy; dhārāya—in the shower; snāna—bath; prathama—first; tāruṇya-amṛta—of the nectar of youth; dhārāya—in the shower; snāna—bath; madhyama—in the middle.

TRANSLATION

“Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī takes Her first bath in the shower of the nectar of compassion, and She takes Her second bath in the nectar of youth.

PURPORT

Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī first smears Her body with the paste of Kṛṣṇa’s affection for Her. She then takes Her bath in the water of mercy. After passing the paugaṇḍa age (from five to ten years), Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī first appears as mercy. The second bath is taken at noon in the water of tāruṇyāmṛta, or the nectar of youth. This is the actual expression of Her new youthfulness.