272 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 20

ye gopi mora kare dvese, krsnera kare santose,
krsna yare kare abhiladsa
mui tara ghare yafid, tare sevori dasi hafid,

tabe mora sukhera ullasa

SYNONYMS

ye gopi—any gopi who; mora—unto Me; kare dvese—shows envy; krsnera
kare santose—but satisfies Krsna; krsaa—unto Lord Krsna; yare—unto whom;
kare—does; abhilasa—desiring; mui—l; tara—her; ghare yafa—going to the
house; tare sevoni—shall render service unto her; dasi hafia—becoming a maid-
servant; tabe—then; mora—My; sukhera ullasa—awakening of happiness.

TRANSLATION

“If a gopi envious of Me satisfies Krsna and Krsna desires her, | shall not
hesitate to go to her house and become her maidservant, for then My happi-
ness will be awakened.

TEXT 57

so-faceia aa, oifsasi-facatafe,
otf amifar teen capt cra |

alent aca atfs, Aarea Fs ifs,
Se Cae yas fea-crai 09

kusthi-viprera ramani, pativrata-siromani,
pati lagi’ kaila vesyara seva
stambhila sdryera gati, jiydila mrta pati,

tusta kaila mukhya tina-deva

SYNONYMS

kusthi-viprera—of the brahmana who suffered from leprosy; ramani—the wife;
pati-vrata-siromani—the topmost of chaste women; pati lagi’—for the satisfac-
tion of her husband; kaila—performed; vesydra seva—service to a prostitute;
stambhila—stopped; sdryera gati—the movement of the sun; jiydila—revived;
mrta pati—the dead husband; tusta kaila—satisfied; mukhya—the principal; tina-
deva—three deities or demigods.

TRANSLATION

“The wife of a brahmana suffering from leprosy manifested herself as the
topmost of all chaste women by serving a prostitute to satisfy her husband.
