Text 98] The Transcendental Madness of Lord Caitanya 301

TRANSLATION

There He exhibited transcendental madness and ecstatic ravings, which Sri
Ripa Gosvami has described very nicely in his Stava-mila as follows.

TEXT 97

ACH ACB CA BAQr sala ys AAA
WRI TaIe fer aafaaets |

alos Syraferiaarcai ofealas:

% Cowes: fas cH Baar YosTaohE Hay Wad

payordses tire sphurad-upavandli-kalanaya

muhur vrndaranya-smarana-janita-prema-vivasah
kvacit krsnavrtti-pracala-rasano bhakti-rasikah

sa caitanyah kim me punarapi drsor yasyati padam

SYNONYMS

payah-raseh—by the sea; tire—on the beach; sphurat—beautiful; upavanali—
garden; kalanaya—by seeing; muhuh—continuously; vrndaranya—the forest of
Vindavana; smarana-janita—by remembering; prema-vivasah—being over-
whelmed by ecstatic love of Krsna; kvacit—sometimes; krsna—of the holy name
of Krsna; avrtti—repetition; pracala—busily engaged in; rasanah —whose tongue;
bhakti-rasikah expert in devotional service; sah—that; caitanyah—Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; kim—whether; me—my; punarapi—again; drsoh—of the eyes;
yas yati—will go; padam—in the path.

TRANSLATION

“Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the topmost of all devotees. Sometimes, while
walking on the beach, He would see a beautiful garden nearby and mistake it
for the forest of Vrndavana. Thus He would be completely overwhelmed by
ecstatic love of Krsna and begin to dance and chant the holy name. His tongue
worked incessantly as He chanted, ‘Krsna! Krsna!’ Will He again become vis-
ible before the path of My eyes?”

PURPORT

This quotation is from the first Caitanyastaka, verse 6, in Srila Rapa Cosvami's
Stava-mald.
TEXT 98

Bae CcoSMeTA a TT fara |
fats CHa] SIRI Sfacy Boa de |
