100 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1
nija-pranayitarm sudham udayam dpnuvan yah ksitau
kiraty alam urikrta-dvija-kuladhiraja-sthitih
sa luficita-tamas-tatir mama saci-sutakhyah sasT
vasikrta-jagan-manah kim api sarma vinyasyatu
SYNONYMS

nija-pranayitam—own devotional love; sudham—the nectar; udayam—ap-
pearance; apnuvan—obtaining; yah—one who; ksitau—on the surface of the
world; kirati—expands; alam—extensively; uri-krta—accepted; dvija-kula-
adhiraja-sthitih—the situation of the most exalted of the brahmana community;
sah—He; luficita—driven away; tamah—of darkness; tatih—mass; mama—my;
Saci-suta-akhyah —known as Sacinandana, the son of mother Saci; sasi—the
moon; vasi-krta—subdued; jagat-manah—the minds of the whole world; kim
api—somehow; sarma—auspiciousness; vinyasyatu—let it be bestowed.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘The moonlike Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as the son
of mother Saci, has now appeared on earth to spread devotional love of Him-
self. He is emperor of the brahmana community. He can drive away all the
darkness of ignorance and control the mind of everyone in the world. May
that rising moon bestow upon us all good fortune.’ ”

PURPORT
This is the third verse of Act One of Vidagdha-madhava.
TEXT 178
efani ete aft cara Bata |
atfaca scan fog sir crrareta ti say t
suniya prabhura yadi antare ullasa
bahire kahena kichu kari’ rosabhasa
SYNONYMS

Suniyé—hearing this; prabhura—of Lord $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi—al-
though; antare—within; ulldsa—great jubilation; bahire—externally; kahena—
says; kichu—something; kari’—making; rosa-abhasa—as if angry.

TRANSLATION

Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was inwardly greatly pleased when He

heard this verse, externally He spoke as if angry.
