242 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 3

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GF CATs ALS’ ety SicAT BTA |
Glare mafea Caer a ANP CAC I

ei sloka padi’ prabhu bhavera avese
bhramite pavitra kaila saba radha-dese

SYNONYMS
ei sloka—this verse; padi’—reciting; prabhu—the Lord; bhavera—of
ecstasy; dvese—in a condition; bhramite—wandering; pavitra—purified;
kaila—did; saba radha-dese —all of the tract of land known as Radha-deéa.

TRANSLATION

Passing through the tract of land known as Radha-deSa, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu recited the following verse in ecstasy.

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OS FA AMAA Taras raat PAs yeweatafes |
Bz Saat gawrtar Semi TEA isa facaatag svi

etam sa asthaya paratma-nistham
adhydasitam pdrvatamair mahadbhih
aharnh tarisyami duranta-pararn
tamo mukundanghri-nisevayaiva

SYNONYMS
etém—this; sah—such; asthaya—being completely fixed in; para-dtma-
nistham—devotion to the Supreme Person, Krsna; adhyasitam—worshiped;
purvatamaih—by previous; mahadbhih—dcdaryas; aham—Il; tarisyami—shall
cross over; duranta-param—the insurmountable; tamah—the ocean of ne-
science; mukunda-anghri—of the lotus feet of Mukunda; nisevayda—by wor-
ship; eva—certainly.

TRANSLATION

[As a brahmana from Avanti-deSa said:] ‘I shall cross over the insur-
mountable ocean of nescience by being firmly fixed in the service of the
lotus feet of Krsna. This was approved by the previous acaryas, who were
