262 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya then told Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: “At first 1 saw
You appear like a sannyasi, but now | am seeing You as Syamasundara, the
cowherd boy.

TEXT 269

Corara wace cries siea-riest feral |
Sia CAAT COMA AL BM GTI Il wa Il

tomara sammukhe dekhi kdaficana-paficalika
tara gaura-kdntye tomdra sarva anga dhaka

SYNONYMS

tomaéra—of You; sammukhe—in front; dekhi—| see; kdficana-paficalika—a
doll made of gold; tanra—of it; gaura-kantye —by a white complexion; tomaéra—
Your; sarva—all; aiga—body; dhakdé—covering.

TRANSLATION

“| now see You appearing like a golden doll, and Your entire body appears
covered by a golden luster.

PURPORT

Syamasundara is blackish, but here Ramananda Raya says that he saw Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu appear golden. The lustrous body of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu was covered by the bodily complexion of Srimati Radharani.

TEXT 270
SACS ABS Cece H-aeet awa |
AT SIC SDV SCS PHA 1) 290 I

tahate prakata dekhon sa-varnsi vadana
nana bhave caficala tahe kamala-nayana

SYNONYMS
tahate—in that; prakata—manifested; dekhon—I see; sa-vamsi—with the
flute; vadana—the face; nanaé bhave—in various modes; caficala—restless;
tahe—in that; kamala-nayana—the lotus eyes.
