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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā|Ch 21]]
TRANSLATION
“To exhibit the strength of His own spiritual potency, Lord Krṣṇa manifested a suitable form just for His pastimes in the material world. This form was wonderful even for Him and was the supreme abode of the wealth of good fortune. Its limbs were so beautiful that they increased the beauty of the ornaments worn on different parts of His body.”
PURPORT
This verse from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (3.2.12) is stated in a conversation between Vidura and Uddhava. Uddhava thus begins his description of the pastimes of Śrī Krṣna in His form exhibited by  yogamāyā .
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কৃষ্ণের যতেক খেলা, সর্বোত্তম নরলীলা, নরবপু তাহার স্বরূপ । গোপবেশ, বেণুকর, নবকিশোর, নটবর, নরলীলার হয় অমুরূপ ॥ ১০১ ॥
krṣṇera yateka khelā, sarvottama nara-līlā, nara-vapu tāhāra svarūpa gopa-veśa, veṇu-kara, nava-kiśora, naṭa-vara, nara-līlāra haya anurūpa
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  yateka —all;  khelā —pastimes;  sarva-uttama —the most attractive of all;  nara-lilā —the pastimes as a human being;  nara-vapu —a body just like that of a human being;  tāhāra —of that;  sva-rūpa —the real form;  gopa-veśa —the dress of a cowherd boy;  veṇu-kara —with a flute in the hands;  nava-kiśora —newly youthful;  naṭa-vara —an expert dancer;  nara-lilāra —for exhibiting the pastimes as a human being;  haya —is;  anurūpa —suitable.
TRANSLATION
“Lord Krṣṇa has many pastimes, of which His pastimes as a human being are the best. His form as a human being is the supreme transcendental form. In this form He is a cowherd boy. He carries a flute in His hand, and His youth is new. He is also an expert dancer. All this is just suitable for His pastimes as a human being.