286 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 15

durdaiva-jhanjha-pavane, meghe nila anya-sthdne,
mare cataka, pite nd paila

SYNONYMS

lila—of the pastimes of Krsna; amrta—of nectar; varisame—the shower;
sifice—drenches; caudda bhuvane—the fourteen worlds; hena megha—such a
cloud; yabe—when; dekha dila—was visible; durdaiva—misfortune; jhafjha-
pavane—a high wind; meghe—the cloud; nila—brought; anya-sthane—to
another place; mare—dies; cataka—the cataka bird; pite na paila—could not
drink.

TRANSLATION

“The cloud of Krsna’s pastimes is drenching the fourteen worlds with a
shower of nectar. Unfortunately, when that cloud appeared, a whirlwind arose
and blew it away from Me. Being unable to see the cloud, the cataka bird of
My eyes is almost dead from thirst.”’

TEXT 69

ats FTR,— ‘AA Bla, AG AY AAA,
SCR AG Nese SNA! |
ANarry ATG calls, wit cea 34-cts,
GMAT AP FTAA ATATTTA | vs I

punah kahe, — ‘haya haya, pada pada rama-raya’,
kahe prabhu gadgada akhyane

ramananda pade sloka, suni’ prabhura harsa-soka,
apane prabhu karena vyakhyane

SYNONYMS
punah—again; kahe—says; haya haya—alas, alas; pada pada—go on reading;
rama-raya—Ramananda Raya; kahe—says; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
gadgada akhydne—in a faltering voice; ramananda—Ramananda Raya; pade—
reads; sloka—a verse; suni’—hearing; prabhura—of si Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
harsa-Soka—jubilation and lamentation; apane—personally; prabhu—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena vyakhyane —explains.

TRANSLATION

In a faltering voice, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again said, ‘Alas, go on read-
ing, Rama Raya.”’ Thus Ramananda Raya began to read a verse. While listening
