Text 17]
The Transcendental Madness of Lord Caitanya
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TRANSLATION
“Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, the sound of His words and the vibration of His flute, His touch, His fragrance and the taste of His lips are full of an indescribable sweetness. When all these features attract My five senses at once, My senses all ride together on the single horse of My mind but want to go in five different directions.
TEXT 16
সখি হে, শুন মোর দুঃখের কারণ ।
মোর পঞ্চেস্তিয়গণ,      মহা-লম্পট দস্যুগণ, সবে কহে,—হর’ পরধন ॥ ১৬ ॥ ধ্রু ॥
sakhi he, śuna mora duḥkhera kāraṇa mora pañcendriya-gaṇa,      mahā-lampaṭa dasyu-gaṇa, sabe kahe,—hara’ para-dhana
SYNONYMS
sakhi —My dear friend;  he —O;  śuna —please hear;  mora —My;  duḥkhera kāraṇa —the cause of unhappiness;  mora —My;  pañca-indriya-gaṇa —five senses of perception;  mahā —very;  lampaṭa —extravagant;  dasyu-gaṇa —rogues;  sabe kahe —they all say;  hara’ —plunder;  para-dhana —another’s property.
TRANSLATION
“O My dear friend, please hear the cause of My misery. My five senses are actually extravagant rogues. They know very well that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but they still want to plunder Kṛṣṇa’s property.
TEXT 17
এক অখ একক্ষণে,      পাঁচ পাঁচ দিকে টানে, এক মন কোন্ দিকে যায় ? এককালে সবে টানে,      গেল ঘোড়ার পরাণে, এই দুঃখ সহন না যায় ॥ ১৭ ॥
eka aśva eka-kṣaṇe,      pāṅca pāṅca dike ṭāne, eka mana kon dike yāya? eka-kāle sabe ṭāne,      gela ghoḍāra parāṇe, ei duḥkha sahana nā yāya