262 Sri Caitanya-caritameta
TRANSLATION
“Lord Caitanya is the shelter of the demigods, the goal of the Upanisads, the be-all
and end-all of the great sages, the beautiful shelter of His devotees, and the essence
of love for the lotus-eyed gopis. Will He again be the object of my vision?”
TEXT 52
mata Say athaqaTya FPF
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BES AAMAS SAS SMA AFT Ay
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aparam kasyapi pranayi-jana-vrndasya kutukT
rasa-stomam hrtva madhuram upabhokturm kamapi yah
rucam svam avavre dyutim iha tadiyarm prakatayan
sa devas caitanyakrtir atitaram nah krpayatu
SYNONYMS
aparam—boundless; kasydpi—of someone; pranayi-jana-vrndasya—of the multi-
tude of lovers; kutuki—one who is curious; rasa-stomam—the group of mellows;
hrtvd—stealing; madhuram—sweet; upabhoktum—to enjoy; kamapi—some; yah—
who; rucam-—luster; sv@m—own; avavre—covered; dyutim—luster; iha—here; tadiyam
—related to Him; prakatayan— manifesting; sah—He; devah—the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; caitanya-dkrtih—having the form of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
atitardm—greatly ; nah—unto us; krpayatu—may He show His mercy.
TRANSLATION
“Lord Kysna desired to taste the limitless nectarean mellows of the love of one of
His multitude of loving damsels [Sri Radha], and so He has assumed the form of
Lord Caitanya. He has tasted that love while hiding His own dark complexion with
Her effulgent yellow color. May that Lord Caitanya confer upon us His grace.”’
PURPORT
Texts 51 and 52 are from the Stava-mala of Srila Rupa Gosvami.
TEXT 53
SiAAlRCla CAR CT ef aiota
BA BW VY TE, OA ASA 1 co I
bhava-grahanera hetu kaila dharma-sthapana
tara mukhya hetu kahi, $una sarva-jana
