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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 2]
SYNONYMS
caṭaka parvata —the sandhills;  dekhi' —seeing;  govardhana —Govardhana Hill in Vṛndāvana;  bhrame —mistakes;  dhāñā —running;  cale —goes;  ārta-nāda —wail;  kariyā —making;  krandane —cries.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would also run very fast across the sandhills, mistaking them to be Govardhana. As He ran, He would wail and cry loudly.
PURPORT
Because of the winds of the sea, sometimes the sand would form dunes. Such sand dunes are called  caṭaka parvata . Instead of seeing these sand dunes simply as hills of sand, the Lord would take them to be Govardhana Hill. Sometimes He would run toward these dunes at high speed, crying very loudly, expressing the state of mind exhibited by Rādhārāṇī. Thus Caitanya Mahāprabhu was absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes. His state of mind brought Him the atmosphere of Vṛndāvana and Govardhana Hill, and thus He enjoyed the transcendental bliss of separation and meeting.
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উপবনোদ্যান দেখি’ বৃন্দাবন-জ্ঞান। তাহাঁ যাই’ নাচে, গায়, ক্ষণে মুচ্ছা যা’ন ॥ ১০ ॥
upavanodyāna dekhi’ vṛndāvana-jñāna tāhāṅ yāi’ nāce, gāya, kṣaṇe mūrcchā yā’na
SYNONYMS
upavana-udyāna —small parks;  dekhi' —seeing;  vṛndāvana-jñāna —took them to be the forests of Vṛndāvana;  tāhāṅ —there;  yāi’ —going;  nāce —dances;  gāya —sings;  kṣaṇe —in a moment;  mūrcchā —unconsciousness;  yā’na —goes.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook the small parks of the city for Vṛndāvana. Sometimes He would go there, dance and chant and sometimes fall unconscious in spiritual ecstasy.