Text 56] The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Caitanya 205

ground beneath the column of the Garuda-stambha was a deep ditch, and
that ditch was filled with the water of His tears.

PURPORT

In front of the temple of Jagannatha is a column on which the statue of
Garuda is situated. It is called the Garuda-stambha. Behind that column is a
ditch, and that ditch was filled with the tears of the Lord.

TEXT 55

Gil CCS Aa SAH ai Bia Betca afw’,
ace sea Bast feraa |

Rel Sel Prise, BrEl caticrrereraa,
BE CAS aeFeawa i ce i

tahan haite ghare asi’, matira upare vasi’
nakhe kare prthivi likhana
ha-ha kahan vrndavana, kahan gopendra-nandana,
kahan sei vamsi-vadana

SYNONYMS

tahan haite—from there; ghare dsi’—coming back home; matira—the
ground; upare—upon; vasi’—sitting; nakhe—by the nails; kare—does;
prthivi—on the surface of the earth; likhana—marking; ha-ha—alas; kahan—
where is; vrndavana—Vrndavana; kahan—where; gopa-indra-nandana—the
son of the King of the cowherd men; kahan—where; sei—that; vamsi-
vadana—the person with the flute.

TRANSLATION

When coming from the Jagannatha temple to return to His house, Sri
Caitanya Mahdprabhu used to sit on the ground and mark it with His nails.
At such times He would be greatly morose and would cry, “Alas, where is
Vrndavana? Where is Krsna, the son of the King of the cowherd men?
Where is that person who plays the flute?’”’

TEXT 56

Brel mt farewara, wel AE caqaa,
Se) Ae Tyen-aY fra |
