Text 74]
The Transcendental Madness of Lord Caitanya
289
TRANSLATION
“My dear friend, Kṛṣṇa acts just like a hunter. This hunter does not care for piety or impiety; He simply creates many devices to conquer the cores of the hearts of the doelike gopīs.
TEXT 73
গঙ্ছল বলমল,                      নাচে মকর-কুণ্ডল, সেই নৃত্যে হরে নারীচয় । সন্মিত কটাক্ষ-বাণে,                      তা-সবার হৃদয়ে হানে, নারী-বধে নাহি কিছু ভয় ॥ ৭৩ ॥
gaṇḍa-sthala jhalamala,                      nāce makara-kuṇḍala, sei nṛtye hare nārī-caya sasmita kaṭākṣa-bāṇe,                      tā-sabāra hṛdaye hāne, nārī-vadhe nāhi kichu bhaya
SYNONYMS
gaṇḍa-sthala—on the cheeks; jhalamala—glittering; nāce—dance; makara-kuṇḍala—earrings shaped like sharks; sei—that; nṛtye—dancing; hare—attracts; nārī-caya—all the women; sa-smita—with smiles; kaṭākṣa—of glances; bāṇe—by the arrows; tā-sabāra—of all of them; hṛdaye—the hearts; hāne—pierces; nārī-vadhe—for killing women; nāhi—there is not; kichu—any; bhaya—fear.
TRANSLATION
“The earrings dancing on Kṛṣṇa’s cheeks are shaped like sharks, and they shine very brightly. These dancing earrings attract the minds of all women. Over and above this, Kṛṣṇa pierces the hearts of women with the arrows of His sweetly smiling glances. He is not at all afraid to kill women in this way.
TEXT 74
অতি উচ্চ স্থবিস্তার,                      লক্ষ্মী-শ্রীবৎস-অলঙ্কার, কৃষ্ণের যে ডাকাতিয়া বক্ষ । ব্রজদেবী লক্ষ লক্ষ,                      তা-সবার মনোবক্ষ, হরিদাসী করিবারে দক্ষ ॥ ৭৪ ॥
ati ucca suvistāra,                      lakṣmī-śrīvatsa-alaṅkāra, kṛṣṇera ye ḍākātiyā vakṣa