CC Madhya 10.1 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- taṁ vande gaura-jaladaṁ
- svasya yo darśanāmṛtaiḥ
- vicchedāvagraha-mlāna-
- bhakta-śasyāny ajīvayat
SYNONYMS
tam—unto Him; vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; gaura—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; jala-dam—rain cloud; svasya—of Himself; yaḥ—He who; darśana-amṛtaiḥ—by the nectar of the audience; viccheda—because of separation; avagraha—scarcity of rain; mlāna—morose, dried up; bhakta—devotees; śasyāni—food grains; ajīvayat—saved.
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is compared to a cloud that pours water on fields of grain, which are like devotees suffering due to a shortage of rain. Separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is like a drought, but when the Lord returns, His presence is like a nectarean rain that falls on all the grains and saves them from perishing.