182 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 2

TEXT 26
wifat Cave farer-ata, CHuieal wfeata,
aewca Beha ata |
SB 9G farer-e, CRU ECA Fa,

ANTS BA-AGCUCS GILT i Rv |i

agni yaiche nija-dhama, dekhdaiya abhirama,
patangire akarsiya mare
krsna aiche nija-guna, dekhaiya hare mana,
pache duhkha-samudrete dare

SYNONYMS
agni—fire; yaiche—like; nija-dhama—his own place; dekhaiy4—showing;
abhirama—attractive; patangire—the flies; akarsiya—attracting; mare —kills;
krsna—Lord Krsna; aiche—in that way; nija-guna—His transcendental
qualities; dekhaiya—showing; hare mana—attracts our mind; pache—in the
end; duhkha-samudrete—in an ocean of unhappiness; dare —drowns.

TRANSLATION

“If you say that Krsna is an ocean of transcendental qualities and
therefore must be merciful some day, | can only say that He is like fire,
which attracts flies by its dazzling brightness and kills them. Such are the
qualities of Krsna. By showing us His transcendental qualities, He attracts
our minds, and then later, by separating from us, He drowns us in an
ocean of unhappiness.’ ”

TEXT 27

eee Frente FR, faarea Qcaitwela,
Baifoa Acer FAG
SICTA GAM-ICM, MAACA Al SCM,
HA AF CHS CH HG 291
eteka vilapa kari’, visade sri-gaura-hari,
ughadiya duhkhera kapata

bhavera tarariga-bale, nand-rGpe mana cale,
ara eka Sloka kaila patha
