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

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Ripa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring
their mercy, |, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their
footsteps.

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pfrasaqecaee leo sa facats
werqecalis SlaniaincaTas |
GOHTAAFATH SFSICAS CHIRAL
FAAS anyeoss cola SAAT |W 5¢8 |

caritam amrtam etac chrila-caitanya-visnoh
subhadam asubhandsi sraddhayasvadayed yah

tad-amala-pada-padme bhriigatam etya so ‘yam
rasayati rasam uccaih prema-madhvika-piram

SYNONYMS

caritam—the character; amrtam—nectarean; etat—this; srila—most opulent;
caitanya—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; visnoh—of He who is Lord Visnu Himself,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; subhadam—giving auspiciousness; asubha-
nasi—destroying all inauspiciousness; sraddhaya—with faith and _ love;
dsvadayet—should taste; yah—anyone who; tat-amala-pada-padme—at the
spotless lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhrngatém etya—
becoming like a bumblebee; sah—that person; ayam—this; rasayati—tastes;
rasam—transcendental mellow; uccaih—a large quantity; prema-madhvika—of
the wine of ecstatic love; pdram—full.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya-caritamrta is filled with the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. It invokes all good for-
tune and destroys everything inauspicious. If one tastes the nectar of
Caitanya-caritamrta with faith and love, | become like a bumblebee tasting
the honey of transcendental love from his lotus feet.

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Sammacstotier-cattfaacrs- Sheu |
CSM MsICYSCOCHSASIZSH See |
