Text 34] The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Caitanya 189

mrga-mada nilotpala, milane ye parimala,
yei hare tara garva-mana
hena krsna-ariga-gandha, yara nahi se sambandha,

sei nasa bhastrara samana

SYNONYMS

mrga-mada—the fragrance of musk; nila-utpala—and the bluish lotus
flower; milane—in mixing; ye—that; parimala—fragrance; yei—which;
hare—vanquishes; taéra—of them; garva—pride; mana—and prestige;
hena—such; krsna—of Lord Krsna; ariga—of the body; gandha—the aroma;
yara—whose; nahi—not; se—that; sambandha—relationship; sei—such;
nasé—nose; bhastrara—to the bellows; samana—equal.

TRANSLATION

“One's nostrils are no better than the bellows of a blacksmith if he has
not smelled the fragrance of Krsna’s body, which is like the aroma of musk
combined with that of the bluish lotus flower. Indeed, such combinations
are actually defeated by the aroma of Krsna’s body.

TEXT 34

FBW-BI-ATTA, caleoar-aien,
Bla —Aef caer —wjafanh el |
Sta =f a ata, CA MSS alte,
CAS AY CANS-AT SHAH 11 08

krsna-kara-pada-tala, koti-candra-susitala,
tara sparsa yena sparsa-mani
tara sparsa nahi yara, se yauk charakhara,
sei vapu lauha-sama jani

SYNONYMS

krsna—of Lord Krsna; kara—the palms; pada-tala—the soles of His feet;
koti-candra—like the light of millions of moons; su-sitala—cool and pleasing;
tara—of them; sparsa—the touch; yena—like; sparsa-mani—touchstone;
tara—his; sparsa—touch; nahi—not; yara—of whom; se—that person;
yauk—let him go; charakhara—to ruin; sei vapu—that body; lauha-sama—
like iron; jani—l know.
