312 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
koti netra nahi dila, sabe dila dui
tahate nimesa, —krsna ki dekhiba muni
SYNONYMS
koti—ten million; netra—eyes; nahi dila—did not give; sabe—to all; dila—gave; dui—
two; tahdte—in that; nimesa—a blink; krsna—Lord Krsna; ki—how; dekhiba—shall see;
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TRANSLATION
He has not given millions of eyes to see the beauty of Krsna. He has given only
two eyes, and even those eyes blink. How then shall I see the lovely face of Krsna?
TEXT 152
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atati yad bhavan ahni kananam
trutir yugdyate tvam apasyatadm
kutila-kuntalam sri-mukham ca te
jada udiksatarh paksma-krd drsam
SYNONYMS
atati-goes; yat—when; bhavan—Your Lordship; ahni—in the day; kGnanam—to
the forest; trutin—half a second; yugdyate—appears like a yuga; tva@m—You;
apasyatdm—of those not seeing; kutila-kuntalam—adorned with curled hair; $r7-
mukham-—beautiful face; ca—and; te—Your; jadah—stupid; udiksatém—looking at;
paksma-krt—the maker of eyelashes; drsgm—of the eyes.
TRANSLATION
[The gopis say:] ‘‘O Krsna, when You go to the forest during the day and we do
not see Your sweet face, which is surrounded by beautiful curling hairs, half a
second becomes as long as an entire age for us. And we consider the creator, who
has put eyelids on the eyes we use for seeing You, to be simply a fool.”
PURPORT
This verse is spoken by the gopis in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.15).
TEXT 153
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