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
Blai Cavs Aca wha” ai Bia Betca afw’,
ace sea Bast feraa |
BER Stal Futaa, BiSy catrcoterorya,
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
sai cH farwwsta, wel AE caqaa,
Brel HS TaeT-H fra |
