200 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 19

mora sei kala-nidhi, prana-raksa-mahausadhi,
sakhi, mora tenho suhrttama
deha jiye tanha vine, dhik ei jivane,
vidhi kare eta vidambana!”

SYNONYMS

mora—of Me; sei—that; kala-nidhi—reservoir of art and culture; prana-raksa-
maha-ausaudhi—the panacea for saving My life; sakhi—O My dear friend;
mora—My; tenho—He; suhrt-tama—the best of friends; deha jiye—My body
lives; tanha vine—without Him; dhik—condemnation; ei jivane—to this life;
vidhi—Providence; kare—does; eta vidambana—so much cheating.

TRANSLATION

“Krsna is the reservoir of art and culture, and He is the panacea that saves
My life. O My dear friend, since | live without Him, who is the best among My
friends, | condemn the duration of My life. | think that Providence has cheated
Me in many ways.

TEXT 44
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fafuca sca Se Fa, SCH CHA CMTE,

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‘ye-jana jite nahi caya, tare kene jiyadya’,
vidhi-prati uthe krodha-soka
vidhire kare bhartsana, krsne dena olahana,

padi’ bhagavatera eka sloka

SYNONYMS
ye-jana—that person who; jite—to live; nahi caya—does not want; tare —him;
kene—why; jiyaya—he makes life continue; vidhi-prati—towards Providence;
uthe—awakens; krodha-soka—anger and lamentation; vidhire—unto Provi-
dence; kare—does; bhartsana—chastisement; krsne—unto Lord Krsna; dena—
gives; olahana—accusation; padi’—reading; bhagavatera—of Srimad-
Bhagavatam; eka sloka—one verse.

TRANSLATION

‘(Why does Providence continue the life of one who does not wish to live?”’
This thought aroused anger and lamentation. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then
