Text 48] The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Caitanya 199
TEXT 47
aastat aifes “errerea |
farw-crce afa Fife, CHM SHCA TS,
Giis-Sicba sha tA 189 1
yate varisi-dhvani-sukha, na dekhi’ se canda mukha,
yadyapi nahika ‘alambana’
nija-dehe kari priti, kevala kamera riti,
prana-kitera kariye dharana
SYNONYMS
yate—in which; varnsi-dhvani-sukha—the happiness of hearing the play-
ing of the flute; na dekhi’—not seeing; se—that; cénda mukha—moonlike
face; yadyapi—although; nahika—there is not; ‘alambana’—the meeting of
the lover and beloved; nija—own; dehe—in the body; kari—! do; priti—
affection; kevala—only; kamera—of lust; riti—the way; prana—of life;
kitera—of the fly; kariye—| do; dhérana—continuing.
TRANSLATION
“Even though | do not see the moonlike face of Krsna playing on His
flute and although there is no possibility of My meeting Him, still I take
care of My own body. That is the way of lust. In this way, | maintain My
fly-like life.
PURPORT
In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thdkura says that the
lovable Supreme Lord is the supreme shelter. The Lord is the supreme subject,
and the devotees are the object. The coming together of a subject and object
is called alambana. The object hears, and the subject plays the flute. That the
object cannot see the moonlike face of Krsna and has no eagemess to see
Him is the sign of being without dlambana. Externally imagining such a thing
simply satisfies one’s lusty desires, and thus one lives without purpose.
TEXT 48
sacaial iat, CAA QUT,
HR caati— Brea Fang |
