Text 124] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 359

hrdi—within the heart; yat—who; munayah—the great sages; upasate—wor-
ship; tat—that; arayah—the enemies; api—also; yayuh—obtain; smaranat—from
remembering; striyah—the gopis; vraga-indra—of serpents; bhoga—like the
bodies; bhuja—the arms; danda—like rods; visakta—fastened to; dhiyah—
whose minds; vayam api—we also; te—Your; samah—equal to them; sama-
drsah—having the same ecstatic emotions; arighri-saroja—of the lotus feet;
sudhah—the nectar.

TRANSLATION

‘Great sages, by practicing the mystic yoga system and controlling the
breath, conquer the mind and senses. Thus engaging in mystic yoga and
seeing the Supersoul within their hearts, they ultimately enter into impersonal
Brahman, along with the enemies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
However, the damsels of Vraja, the gopis, want to embrace Krsna and His
arms, which are like serpents. Being attracted by the beauty of Krsna, the
gopis ultimately tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the Lord. The Upanisads
have also tasted the nectar of His lotus feet by following in the footsteps of the

gopts. ”’
PURPORT
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.23).

TEXT 124

wsfe ota, asm al ota, Scat fe sre |
SB FCS,— Val olcafecs area cata Aa ssa

sruti paya, laksmi nd paya, ithe ki karana
bhatta kahe, —ihd pravesite nare mora mana

SYNONYMS
Sruti paya—the Vedic authorities got admission; laksmi na paya—and the god-
dess of fortune could not get admission; ithe ki karana—what must be the reason
for this; bhatta kahe—Vyenkata Bhatta replied; iha—this; pravesite—to enter;
nare—is not able; mora—my; mana—mind.

TRANSLATION

Having been asked by Caitanya Mahaprabhu why the goddess of fortune
could not enter into the rasa dance whereas the authorities on Vedic knowl-
edge could, Vyenkata Bhatta replied, ‘I cannot enter into the mysteries of this
behavior.”
