Text 44]
The Transcendental Madness of Lord Caitanya
273
TRANSLATION
“When they still received no reply, the gopīs thought, ‘These plants are all Kṛṣṇa’s maidservants, and out of fear they will not speak to us.’
TEXT 43
আগে মুগীগণ দেখি’ কৃষ্ণাঙ্গগন্ধ পাঞ্জা। তার মুখ দেখি’ পুছেন নির্ণয় করিয়া ॥ ৪৩ ॥
āge mṛgī-gaṇa dekhi’ kṛṣṇāṅga-gandha pāñā tāra mukha dekhi’ puchena nirṇaya kariyā
SYNONYMS
āge—in front; mṛgī-gaṇa—the deer; dekhi’—seeing; kṛṣṇa-aṅga-gandha—the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body; pāñā—getting; tāra mukha—their faces; dekhi’—seeing; puchena—inquire; nirṇaya kariyā—making certain.
TRANSLATION
“The gopīs then came upon a group of she-deer. Smelling the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body and seeing the faces of the deer, the gopīs inquired from them to ascertain if Kṛṣṇa was nearby.
TEXT 44
অপ্যেণ-পত্না-পগত: প্রিয়য়েহ গাত্রৈ- স্তম্বন্ দৃশাং সখি স্বনির্বতিমচ্যুতো ব: । কান্তাঙ্গসঙ্গকুচকুস্থ-রঞ্জিতায়া: কুন্দস্রজ: কুলপতেরিহ বাতি গন্ধ: ॥ ৪৪ ॥
apy eṇa-patny upagataḥ priyayeha gātrais tanvan dṛśāṁ sakhi sunirvṛtim acyuto vaḥ kāntāṅga-saṅga-kuca-kuṅkuma-rañjitāyāḥ kunda-srajaḥ kula-pater iha vāti gandhaḥ
SYNONYMS
api—whether; eṇa-patni—O she-deer; upagataḥ—has come; priyayā—along with His dearmost companion; iha—here; gātraiḥ—by the bodily limbs; tanvan—increasing; dṛśām—of the eyes; sakhi—O my dear friend; su-nirvṛtim—happiness; acyutaḥ—Kṛṣṇa; vaḥ—of all of you; kānta-aṅga—with the body of the beloved; saṅga—by association; kuca-kuṅkuma—with kuṅkuma powder from