344 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 3
SYNONYMS
anyera ka katha—what to speak of others; dpane—personally; vrajendra-nan-
dana—the son of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna; avatari’—descending; karena—per-
forms; prema-rasa 4svadana—tasting of the nectar of love of Krsna.
TRANSLATION
What to speak of others, even Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, personally
descends to taste the nectar of love of Godhead in the form of the chanting of
Hare Krsna.
TEXT 266
ara ‘cary aca, Bee fe fern?
mMgarn’-atay’ Fal ‘cota’ a SrTA NW Avy I
mdayd-dasi ‘prema’ mage, —ithe ki vismaya?
‘sadhu-krpa-‘nama’ vind ‘prema’ na janmaya
SYNONYMS
mayd-dasi—the external energy is a maidservant; prema mage—she wants
love of Godhead; ithe—in this; ki vismaya—what is the wonder; sadhu-krpa—
the mercy of the devotee; ndma—chanting of the holy name; vind—without;
prema—love of Godhead; na janmaya—is not possible.
TRANSLATION
What is the wonder if the maidservant of Krsna, His external energy, begs
for love of Godhead? Without the mercy of a devotee and without the chant-
ing of the holy name of the Lord, love of Godhead cannot be possible.
TEXT 267
Coee-ctiniiaes Heit CB o WSs |
FarRae AIH, ATH, Hie! CASTS 1 v9 I
caitanya-gosdajiira lilara ei ta’ svabhava
tribhuvana nace, gaya, pafid prema-bhava
SYNONYMS
caitanya-gosafnira—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; /ilara—of the pastimes;
ei—this; ta’—certainly; sva-bhdva—the characteristic; tri-bhuvana néce—the
three worlds dance; gaya—chant; pafid—getting; prema-bhava—love of Krsna.
