CC Madhya 5.146
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 146
- hāse, kānde, nāce prabhu huṅkāra garjana
- tina-krośa patha haila—sahasra yojana
SYNONYMS
hāse — laughs; kānde — cries; nāce — dances; prabhu — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; huṅkāra — ecstatic vibrations; garjana — resonations; tina-krośa — six miles; patha — the way; haila — became; sahasra yojana — thousands of miles.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu laughed, cried, danced and made many ecstatic vibrations and sounds. Although the temple was only six miles away, to Him the distance seemed thousands of miles.
PURPORT
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was in ecstasy, He considered one moment to last as long as twelve years. After seeing the Jagannātha temple from a distant place, the Lord became so ecstatic that He considered the six-mile path many thousands of miles long.