CC Adi 17.4
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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- vidyā-saundarya-sad-veśa-
- sambhoga-nṛtya-kīrtanaiḥ
- prema-nāma-pradānaiś ca
- gauro dīvyati yauvane
SYNONYMS
vidyā — education; saundarya — beauty; sat-veśa — nice dress; sambhoga — enjoyment; nṛtya — dancing; kīrtanaiḥ — by chanting; prema-nāma — the holy name of the Lord, which induces one to become a devotee; pradānaiḥ — by distributing; ca — and; gauraḥ — Lord Śrī Gaurasundara; dīvyati — illuminated; yauvane — in His youth.
TRANSLATION
Exhibiting His scholarship, beauty and fine dress, Lord Caitanya danced and chanted as He distributed the holy name of the Lord to awaken dormant love of Kṛṣṇa. Thus Lord Śrī Gaurasundara shone in His youthful pastimes.