16 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 12

TEXT 31

fay aaah CIcsa Bola Ws BT
Bd al Neca fae ete CH BISA OS |

kintu anuragi lokera svabhava eka haya
ista na paile nija prana se chadaya

SYNONYMS

kintu—still; anuragi—affectionate; lokera—of the people; sva-bhava—nature;
eka—one; haya—there is; ista—desirable; nd paile—without getting; nija—own;
prana—life; se—he; chadaya—gives up.

TRANSLATION
“Still, isn’t it the nature of an attached man to give up his life if he does not
attain his desired object?
TEXT 32

Utfeee-arah Aq SlAics eats |
sae Tif afe-cricat Etfecrs ett 1 Or 1

yajfika-brahmani saba tahate pramana
krsna lagi’ pati-age chadileka prana

SYNONYMS

yajnika-brahmani—the wives of the brahmanas who were engaged in perform-
ing great sacrifices; saba—all; tahdate—in that connection; pramana—evidence;
krsna lagi’—for the matter of Krsna; pati-adge—in front of their husbands;
chadileka prana—gave up their lives.

TRANSLATION

“For instance, some of the wives of the brahmanas who were performing
sacrifices gave up their lives in the presence of their husbands for the sake of
Krsna.”

PURPORT
This refers to the day Lord Sri Krsna and His cowherd boys and flocks of animals
were present on the pasturing grounds near Mathura. At that time the cowherd
boys, being a little hungry, requested food, and Lord Krsna asked them to go to
