126 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta {Antya-lila, Ch. 18

bhaktera prema-vikara dekhi’ krsnera camatkdra!
krsna yara na paya anta, keba chara dra?

SYNONYMS
bhaktera—of a devotee; prema-vikara—transformations of ecstatic emotion;
dekhi’—seeing; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; camatkara—wonder; krsna—Lord Krsna;
yara—of which; na paya—cannot get; anta—the limit; keba—who; chara—insig-
nificant; dra—others.

TRANSLATION

Even Lord Krsna is struck with wonder at seeing the transformations of
ecstasy in His devotees. If Krsna Himself cannot estimate the limits of such
emotions, how could others?

TEXTS 16-17

SSCA AS #4, Cl HS ost |
AS HA, WG BA, ACSF fasta i swt
SW Sal HUGS al Aca Tifacs |
SSSA GNA Sisl Hiaasen san

bhakta-premara yata dasa, ye gati prakara
yata dubkha, yata sukha, yateka vikara

krsna taha samyak na pare janite
bhakta-bhava arigikare taha asvadite

SYNONYMS

bhakta-premara—of the ecstatic emotion of the devotee; yata—all; dasa—
conditions; ye—which; gati prakara—mode of progress; yata—all; duhkha—
unhappiness; yata—all; sukha—happiness; yateka—all; vikadra—transformation;
krsna—Lord Krsna; taha—that; samyak—fully; na pare janite—cannot under-
stand; bhakta-bhava—the mood of a devotee; angikare—He accepts; taha—
that; asvadite—to taste.

TRANSLATION

Krsna Himself cannot fully understand the conditions, the mode of
progress, the happiness and unhappiness, and the moods of ecstatic love of
His devotees. He therefore accepts the role of a devotee to taste these emo-
tions fully.
