212 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 10

TRANSLATION

Because of sincere affection, she thought that eating this sukuta would cure
the Lord’s disease. Considering these affectionate thoughts of Damayanti, the
Lord was very pleased.

TEXT 21

faicas ARatay Fares 7 Fa
qatfeers aay Nagel |
aa a atbfasce) aatfaats
aafe Fe caqls ast a safety zt
priyena sangrathya vipaksa-sannidhav
upahitam vaksasi pivara-stani
srajamn na kacid vijahau jalavilam
vasanti hi premni guna na vastuni
SYNONYMS
priyena—by the lover; sangrathya—after stringing; vipaksa-sannidhau—in the
presence of an opposite party; upahitam—placed; vaksasi—on the chest; pivara-
stani—having raised breasts; srajiam—a garland; na—not; kacit—some beloved;
vijahau—rejected; jala-avilim—muddy; vasanti—reside; hi—because; premni—
in love; gundh—attributes; na—not; vastuni—in the material things.

TRANSLATION

“A dear lover strung a garland and placed it on the shoulder of his beloved
in the presence of her co-wives. She had raised breasts and was very beautiful,
yet although the garland was tainted with mud, she did not reject it, for its
value lay not in material things but in love.”

PURPORT
This is a verse from the Kiratarjuniya by Bharavi.

TEXT 22

afral-caledia Sea wel sisal |
NG, athena fole-otre Siam nee ui

dhaniyé-mauharira tandula gunda kariya
nadu bdandhiyache cini-paka kariya
