Text 107] The Lord’s Inconceivable Behavior 233
TRANSLATION
The activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are undoubtedly uncommon, es-
pecially His talking like a madman. Therefore, one who hears of these
pastimes should not put forward mundane arguments. He should simply hear
the pastimes with full faith.
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ihara satyatve pramana Sri-bhagavate
sri-radhara prema-pralapa ‘bhramara-gita’te
SYNONYMS
thara—of these talks; satyatve—in the truthfulness; pramana—the evidence;
$ri-bhagavate—in Srimad-Bhagavatam; $ri-radhara—of Srimati Radharani; prema-
pralapa—talking crazily in ecstatic love; bhramara-gitate—in the section known
as Bhramara-gita.
TRANSLATION
The evidence of the truth of these talks is found in Srimad-Bhagavatam.
There, in the section of the Tenth Canto known as the Bhramara-gita, ‘‘the
Song to the Bumblebee,” Srimati Radharani speaks insanely in ecstatic love
for Krsna.
PURPORT
When Uddhava arrived from Mathura carrying a message for the gopis, the
gopis began talking about Krsna and crying. Then one important gopi saw a
bumblebee and began speaking to it like someone mad, thinking that the bee was
a messenger of Uddhava’s or was someone very dear to him and Krsna. The verses
are as follows (Bhag. 10.47.12-21):
madhupa kitava-bandho ma sprsarghrim sapatnyah
kuca-vilulita-mala-kunkuma-smasrubhir nah
vahatu madhu-patis tan-manininam prasadam
yadu-sadasi vidambyam yasya ditas tvam idrk
“My dear bumblebee, you are a very cunning friend of Uddhava and Krsna. You
are very expert in touching people’s feet, but | am not going to be misled by this.
You appear to have sat on the breasts of one of Krsna’s friends, for | see that you
have kunkuma dust on your mustache. Krsna is now engaged in flattering all His
