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

ei pada gaya mukunda madhura susvare
suniya prabhura citta antare vidare

SYNONYMS

ei pada—this stanza; gaya—sings; mukunda—Mukunda; madhura—
sweet; su-svare—in a voice; suniya—hearing; prabhura—of the Lord; citta—
mind; antare—within; vidare—splits into pieces.

TRANSLATION

This stanza was sung by Mukunda in a very sweet voice, but as soon as
Caitanya Mahdaprabhu heard this stanza, His mind went to pieces.

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nirveda, visdda, harsa, cépalya, garva, dainya
prabhura sahita yuddha kare bhava-sainya

SYNONYMS

nirveda —disappointment; visada—moroseness; harsa—pleasure;
Capalya—restlessness; garva—pride; dainya—humility; prabhura—the Lord;
sahita—with; yuddha—fight; kare—do; bhadva—of ecstatic feelings;
sainya—soldiers.

TRANSLATION

The transcendental ecstatic symptoms (disappointment, moroseness,
pleasure, restlessness, pride and humility) all began to fight like soldiers
within the Lord.

PURPORT

Harsa is described in Bhakti-rasémrta-sindhu. Harsa is experienced when
one finally attains the desired goal of life and consequently becomes very
glad. When harsa is present, the body shivers, and one’s hairs stand on end.
There are perspiration, tears and an outburst of passion and madness. The
mouth becomes swollen, and one experiences inertia and illusion. When a
person attains his desired object and feels very fortunate, the luster of his
body increases. Because of his own qualities and feelings of greatness, he
does not care for anyone else, and this is called garva, or pride. In this condi-
