322 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 3
kirtana karite prabhura sarva-bhavodaya
stambha, kampa, pulakasru, gadgada, pralaya
SYNONYMS

kirtana karite—while performing chanting; prabhura—of the Lord; sarva—
all; bhava-udaya—manifestations of ecstatic symptoms; stambha—being
stunned; kampa—trembling; pulaka—standing of the hair; asru—tears;
gadgada—faltering of the voice; pralaya—devastation.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord performed kirtana, He manifested all kinds of transcen-
dental symptoms. He appeared stunned and trembling, His hair stood on
end, and His voice faltered. There were tears and devastation.

PURPORT

Devastation is described in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as a combination of
happiness and distress that becomes conspicuous by an absence of any sense
of them. In this condition, a devotee falls to the ground, and the subsequent
symptoms in the body ensue. These symptoms are mentioned above, and
when they become prominent in the body, a state called pralaya (devasta-
tion) is manifest.

TEXT 163
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ksane ksane pade prabhu achada khafia
dekhi’ sacimata kahe rodana kariya
SYNONYMS

ksane ksane—very frequently; pade—falls; prabhu—the Lord; achada
khafia—tumbling down; dekhi’—seeing; saci-mata—mother Saci; kahe—
says; rodana kariya4—crying.

TRANSLATION

Frequently the Lord would tumble to the ground. Seeing this, mother

Saci would cry.
