CC Adi 8.1 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- vande caitanya-devaṁ taṁ
- bhagavantaṁ yad-icchayā
- prasabhaṁ nartyate citraṁ
- lekha-raṅge jaḍo 'py ayam
SYNONYMS
vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; caitanya-devam—unto Lord Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tam—Him; bhagavantam—the Personality of Godhead; yat-icchayā—by whose desires; prasabham—all of a sudden; nartyate—dancing; citram—wonderfully; lekha-raṅge—in the matter of writing; jaḍaḥ—dull fool; api—although; ayam—this.
TRANSLATION
I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and, although I am a fool, I have suddenly taken to the writing of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.