112 Si Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 13
ara-BLas we wh’, ainda cat ef?’,
SUPA? Wed SCA FAA | Soe |
s@vitri, gauri, sarasvati, saci, rambhd, arundhati,
Gra yata deva-narigana
nand-dravye patra bhari', brahmanira vesa dhari'’,
asi’ sabe Rare 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
BANC HAs, ated, nw, bYae,
eie-auy 23 at-Rs |
TES, FINS, SLB, AIT A AYE,
ACA SHER aCe Hest ANS So I
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
