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The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
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śrīman-madana-gopāla- govindadeva-tuṣṭaye caitanyārpitam astv etac caitanya-caritāmṛtam
SYNONYMS
śrīmat—all-beautiful; madana-gopāla—of the Deity Madana-mohana; govinda-deva—of the Deity Śrī Govindadeva in Vṛndāvana; tuṣṭaye—for the satisfaction; caitanya-arpitam—offered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; astu—let it be; etat—this book; caitanya-caritāmṛtam—containing the nectarean activities of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
Since this book, Caitanya-caritāmṛta, is now complete, having been written for the satisfaction of the most opulent Deities Madana-mohanajī and Govindajī, let it be offered at the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanyadeva.
TEXT 156
পরিমলবাসিতভূবনং
স্মরসোদ্মাদিত-রসজ্ঞ-রোলভ্রম্ ।
গিরিধরচরণান্তোজং
কঃ খলু রসিকঃ সমীহতে হাতুম্ ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
parimala-vāsita-bhuvanaṁ svarasonmādita-rasajña-rolambam giridhara-caraṇāmbhojaṁ kaḥ khalu rasikaḥ samihate hātum
SYNONYMS
parimala—with the scent; vāsita—perfumed; bhuvanam—the whole world; sva-rasa-unmādita—inspired by their own mellows; rasa-jña—devotees; rolambam—like bumblebees; giridhara-caraṇa-ambhojam—the lotus feet of Lord Giridhari; kaḥ—who; khalu—certainly; rasikaḥ—a realized soul; samihate hātum—endeavors to give up.
TRANSLATION
Realized devotees are like bumblebees maddened by their own mellows at Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. The scent of those lotus feet perfumes the entire world. Who is the realized soul that could give them up?