112 Si Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 13

AtaN-Bta3 ma Sha’, ainda cant ef2’,
SiH ACA SUA Fata |W Soe |

s@vitri, gauri, sarasvati, saci, rambhd, arundhati,
Gra yata deva-narigana

nand-dravye patra bhari', brahmanira vesa dhari'’,
asi’ sabe kare darasana

SYNONYMS

sévitri—the wife of Lord Brahma; gauri—the wife of Lord Siva; sarasvati—the wife
of Lord Nrsimbhadeva; saci—the wife of King Indra; rambha—a dancing girl of heaven;
arundhati—the wife of Vasistha; a@ra—and; yata—all; deva—celestial; nmdr7-gana—
women; nana—varieties; dravye—with gifts; patra bhari'—filling up the baskets;
brGhmanira—in the forms of brdhmana ladies; vesa dhari'—dressing like that; asi’—
coming there; sabe—all; kare—do; darasana—visit.

TRANSLATION

Dressing themselves as the wives of brahmanas, all the celestial ladies, including
the wives of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Lord Nrsimhadeva, King Indra and Vasistha
Rsi, and Rambha, a dancing girl of heaven, came there with varieties of gifts.

PURPORT

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a newly born baby, He was visited by the
neighboring ladies, most of whom were the wives of respectable brdhmanas. |n the
dress of br@hmanas’ wives, celestial ladies like the wives of Lord Brahma and Lord
Siva also came to see the newly born child. Ordinary people saw them as neighbor-
hood respectable brdhmana ladies, but actually they were ali celestial ladies dressed
in that way.

TEXT 106

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antarikse deva-gana, gandharva, siddha, cérana,
stuti-nrtya Rare vadya-gita

nartaka, vadaka, bhata, navadvipe yara nata,
sabe dsi’ ndce pad prita

SYNONYMS

antarikse—in outer space; deva-gara—the demigods; gandharva—the inhabitants
of Gandharvaloka; siddha—the inhabitants of Siddhaloka; c@rana—the professional
