Text 22] The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Caitanya 179

bhala-manda—what is good or what is bad; nare—not able; vicarite—to
consider; krdra—very cruel; sathera—of the cheater; guna-dore—by the
ropes of the good qualities; hate—on the hands; gale—on the neck;
bandhi’—binding; more—Me; rakhiyache—has kept; nari’—being unable;
ukdsite —to get relief.

TRANSLATION

“By nature loving affairs are very crooked. They are not entered with
sufficient knowledge, nor do they consider whether a place is suitable or
not, nor do they look forward to the results. By the ropes of His good
qualities, Krsna, who is so unkind, has bound My neck and hands, and |
am unable to get relief.

TEXT 22

CA ara GRETA, AACHITE MASI,
AS Atel ACH SUMS |
BATA Ica, fate car wawca,
Bee CHA, Al AH FIA Nl 22

ye madana tanu-hina, para-drohe paravina,
paiica bana sandhe anuksana
abalara Sarire, vindhi’ kaila jarajare,
duhkha deya, nd laya jivana

SYNONYMS

ye madana—that Cupid; tanu-hina—without a body; para-drohe —in put-
ting others in difficulty; paravina—very expert; pafica—five; bana—arrows;
sandhe—fixes; anuksana—constantly; abalara—of an innocent woman;
sarire —in the body; vindhi’—piercing; kaila—made; jarajare—almost invalid;
duhkha deya—gives tribulation; na—does not; laya—take; jivana—the life.

TRANSLATION

“In My loving affairs, there is a person named Madana. His qualities are
thus: Personally He possesses no gross body, yet He is very expert in giv-
ing pains to others. He has five arrows, and fixing them on His bow, He
shoots them into the bodies of innocent women. Thus these women be-
come invalids. It would be better if He took My life without hesitation,
but He does not do so. He simply gives Me pain.
