404 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Adi-lila, Ch. 17
SYNONYMS
gopinam—of the gopis; pasupendra-nandana-juseh—of the service of the son of
Vraja's King, Maharaja Nanda; bhdvasyo—ecstatic; kRaf—what; tam—that; arti—
learned man; vijAdtum—to understand; ksamate—is able; duruha—very difficult to
understand; padavi—the position; saricdrinah—which provokes; prakriyam—activity;
Oviskurvati—He manifests; vaisnavim—of Visnu; api—certainly; taenum—the body;
tasmin—in that; bhujafh—with arms; jisnubhib—very beautiful; yasdm—of whom
{the gopis}; hanta—alas; caturbhih—four; adbhuta—wonderfully ; rucim—beautiful;
raga-udayahi—the evoking of ecstatic feelings; Ruficati—cripples.
TRANSLATION
“Once Lord Sri Krsna, with a playful motive, manifested Himself as Narayana,
with four victorious hands and a very beautiful form. Seeing this exalted form,
however, crippled the ecstatic feelings of the gopis. A learned scholar, therefore,
cannot understand the gopis’ ecstatic feelings, which are firmly fixed upon the
original form of Lord Krsria as the son of Nanda Maharaja. The wonderful feelings
of the gopis in ecstatic parama-rasa with Krsna are the greatest mystery in spiritual
life."’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Lafita-madhava (6.14) by Srita Ripa Gosvami.
TEXT 282
SRITICA AANA BoA CHAKA I
SALA CHT ALSS BH Tel-ACA we I
vasanta-kale rasatild kare govardhane
antardhéna kaila saftketa kari’ radha-sane
SYNONYMS
vesanta-k@fe—during the season of spring; rdso-/ilg—rdsa dance; kare—does;
govardhane—near the Govardhana Hill; antardhGna—disappearance; kaflg—did;
saftketa—indication; Rari'— making ; radh@-sane—with Radharans.
TRANSLATION
During the season of springtime, when the rasa dance was going on, suddenly
Krsna disappeared from the scene, indicating that He wanted to be alone with
Srimati Radharani.
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