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

TRANSLATION

“The palms of Krsna’s hands and the soles of His feet are so cool and
pleasant that they can be compared only to the light of millions of moons.
One who has touched such hands and feet has indeed tasted the effects of
touchstone. If one has not touched them, his life is spoiled, and his body
is like iron.’

TEXT 35

ate as facta, QE “ib HA,
Baify Qweas cans |
cHp-facde-faatcr, BACs SPce,
Haat ACH LF CATS Noe |

kari’ eta vilapana, prabhu saci-nandana,
ughdadiya hrdayera soka

dainya-nirveda-visade, hrdayera avasade,
punarapi pade eka sloka

SYNONYMS

kari’—doing; eta—such; vilapana—lamenting; prabhu—the Lord; saci-
nandana—the son of mother Saci; ughadiya—opening; hrdayera—of the
heart; soka—the lamentation; dainya—humility; nirveda—disappointment;
visade—in moroseness; hrdayera—of the heart; avasade—in despondency;
punarapi—again and again; pade—reads; eka—one; sloka—verse.

TRANSLATION

Lamenting in this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu opened the doors of
grief within His heart. Morose, humble and disappointed, He read a verse
again and again with a despondent heart.

PURPORT

In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, the word dainya (humility) is explained as
follows: “When unhappiness, fearfulness and the sense of having offended
combine, one feels condemned. This sense of condemnation is described as
dinata, humility. When one is subjected to such humility, he feels bodily inac-
tive, he apologizes, and his consciousness is disturbed. His mind is also rest-
less, and many other symptoms are visible!’ The word nirveda is also ex-
plained in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu. “One may feel unhappiness and separa-
