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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 2]
TRANSLATION
“The palms of Kṛṣṇa’s hands and the soles of His feet are so cool and pleasant that they can be compared only to the light of millions of moons. One who has touched such hands and feet has indeed tasted the effects of touchstone. If one has not touched them, his life is spoiled, and his body is like iron.”
TEXT 35
करि’ এত বিলপন,                      প্রভু শচীনম্মন, 
  উঘাড়িয়া হৃদয়ের শোক । 
  দৈন্য-নির্বেদ-বিষাদে,                      হৃদয়ের অবসাদে, 
  পুনরাপি পড়ে এক শোক ॥ ৩৫ ॥
kari’ eta vilapana,                      prabhu śacī-nandana, 
  ughāḍiyā hṛdayera śoka 
  dainya-nirveda-viṣāde,                      hṛdayera avasāde, 
  punarapi paḍe eka śloka
SYNONYMS
kari’ —doing;  eta —such;  vilapana —lamenting;  prabhu —the Lord;  śacī-nandana —the son of mother Śacī;  ughāḍiyā —opening;  hṛdayera —of the heart;  śoka —the lamentation;  dainya —humility;  nirveda —disappointment;  viṣāde —in moroseness;  hṛdayera —of the heart;  avasāde —in despondency;  punarapi —again and again;  paḍe —reads;  eka —one;  śloka —verse.
TRANSLATION
Lamenting in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu opened the doors of grief within His heart. Morose, humble and disappointed, He read a verse again and again with a despondent heart.
PURPORT
In  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu , the word  dainya  (humility) is explained as follows: “When unhappiness, fearfulness and the sense of having offended combine, one feels condemned. This sense of condemnation is described as  dīnatā , humility. When one is subjected to such humility, he feels bodily inactive, he apologizes, and his consciousness is disturbed. His mind is also restless, and many other symptoms are visible.” The word  nirveda  is also explained in  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu . “One may feel unhappiness and separa-