38 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1
SYNONYMS
rdpa-goséfi—Srila Rapa Gosvami; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
janiyia—knowing; abhipraya—the intention; sei arthe—in that meaning; sloka—a
verse; kaila—composed; prabhure—to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ye—which;
bhaya—appealed.
TRANSLATION
Ripa Gosvami, however, could understand the intention of the Lord, and
thus he composed another verse that appealed to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TEXT 78
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CAAA CAWANGFETA COTE AYRFICGI A
yah kaumdara-harah sa eva hi varas ta eva Caitra-ksapas
te conmilita-malati-surabhayah praudhah kadambanilah
s4 caivasmi tathapi tatra surata-vyapara-lila-vidhau
reva-rodhasi vetasi-taru-tale cetah samutkanthate
SYNONYMS
yah—that same person who; kaumdara-harah—the thief of my heart during
youth; sah—he; eva hi—certainly; varah—lover; taéh—these; eva—certainly;
caitra-ksapah—moonlit nights of the month of Caitra; te—those; ca—and;
unmilita—fructified; mdalati—of mialati flowers; surabhayah—fragrances;
praudhah—full; kadamba—with the fragrance of the kadamba flower; anilah—
the breezes; si—that one; ca—also; eva—certainly; asmi—l am; tathapi—still;
tatra—there; surata-vyapdra—in intimate transactions; lili—of pastimes;
vidhau—in the manner; reva—of the river named Reva; rodhasi—on the bank;
vetasi—of the name Vetasi; taru-tale—underneath the tree; cetah—my mind;
samutkanthate—is very eager to go.
TRANSLATION
“That very personality who stole my heart during my youth is now again my
master. These are the same moonlit nights of the month of Caitra. The same
fragrance of malati flowers is there, and the same sweet breezes are blowing
from the kadamba forest. In our intimate relationship, | am also the same
lover, yet still my mind is not happy here. | am eager to go back to that place
on the bank of the Reva under the Vetasi tree. That is my desire.”
