372 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9

svayam bhagavan ‘krsna’ hare laksmira mana
gopikara mana harite ndre ‘nadrayana’
SYNONYMS

svayam bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsna—is Lord Krsna;
hare—attracts; laksmira—of the goddess of fortune; mana—the mind;
gopikara—of the gopis; mana—the minds; harite—to attract; ndre—is not able;
narayana—Lord Narayana.

TRANSLATION

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, attracts the mind of the god-
dess of fortune, but Lord Narayana cannot attract the minds of the gopis. This
proves the superexcellence of Krsna.

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narayanera ka kathd, sri-krsna dpane
gopikdre hasya kardite haya ‘narayane’

SYNONYMS

narayanera—of Lord Narayana; ka katha—what to speak; sri-krspa—Lord Sri
Krsna; dpane—Himself; gopikare—the gopis; hadsya kardite—to make them
jubilant; haya—becomes; narayane—in the form of Narayana.

TRANSLATION

“To say nothing of Lord Narayana personally, Lord Krsna Himself appeared
as Narayana just to play a joke on the gopis.

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‘catur-bhuja-marti’ dekhaya gopi-ganera age
sei ‘krsne’ gopikdra nahe anurage

SYNONYMS
catuh-bhuja-mdrti—four-handed form; dekhdya—exhibits; gopi-ganera—of
the gopis; dge—in front; sei krsne—unto that Krsna; gopikaéra—of the gopis;
nahe—not; anurdge—attraction.
