184 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 2
like stone blocks and dried wood. | do not know how long | will be able to
continue without shame.’
TEXT 29
ahaatye-uta, AlAs yS-orIralA,
CA a CACY CH BIE AeA |
GH AACA Foal sie, AGF SIA Wo ae,
GA TRA ACS FH BLAS | 2d Ul
vamsi-ganamrta-dhama, lavanyamrta-janma-sthana,
ye na dekhe se canda vadana
se nayane kiba kaja, paduka tara munde vaja,
se nayana rahe ki karana
SYNONYMS
vamsi-gana-amrta-dhama—the abode of the nectar derived from the songs
of the flute; /avanya-amrta-janma-sthana—the birthplace of the nectar of
beauty; ye—anyone who; nad—not; dekhe—sees; se—that; canda—
moonlike; vadana—face; se—those; nayane—eyes; kiba kaja—what is the
use; paduka—let there be; tdra—his; munde—on the head; vaja—
thunderbolt; se—those; nayana—eyes; rahe—keeps; ki—what; karana—
reason.
TRANSLATION
“Of what use are eyes if one does not see the face of Krsna, which
resembles the moon and is the birthplace of all beauty and the reservoir of
the nectarean songs of His flute? Oh, let a thunderbolt strike his head!
Why does he keep such eyes?
PURPORT
The moonlike face of Krsna is the reservoir of nectarean songs and abode
of His flute. It is also the root of all bodily beauty. If the eyes of the gopis are
not engaged in seeing the beautiful face of Krsna, it is better that they be
struck by a thunderbolt. For the gopis, to see anything but Krsna is uninterest-
ing and, indeed, detestful. The gopis are never pleased to see anything but
Krsna. The only solace for their eyes is the beautiful moonlike face of Krsna,
the worshipful object of all senses. When they cannot see the beautiful face
of Krsna, they actually see everything as vacant, and they desire to be struck
