Text 122] The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yatra 173

TEXT 121
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mi Cat wath a Vawatttamat faced
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yah kaumdara-harah sa eva hi varas ta eva Caitra-ksapas
te conmilita-malati-surabhayah praudhah kadambanilah
sa caivasmi tathapi tatra surata-vyapara-lila-vidhau
reva-rodhasi vetasi-taru-tale cetah samutkanthate

SYNONYMS

yah—that same person who; kaumara-harah—the thief of my heart during
youth; sah—he; eva hi—certainly; varah—lover; tah—these; eva—certainly;
caitra-ksapah—moonlit nights of the month of Caitra; te—those; ca—and;
unmilita—fructified; mdalati—of mélati flowers; surabhayah—fragrances;
praudhah—full; kadamba—with the fragrance of the kadamba flower; anilah—
the breezes; si—that one; ca—also; eva—certainly; asmi—l am; tathadpi—still;
tatra—there; surata-vydpara—in intimate transactions; lila—of pastimes;
vidhau—in the manner; reva—of the river named Reva; rodhasi—on the bank;
vetasi—of the name Vetast; taru-tale—underneath the tree; cetah—my mind;
samutkanthate—is very eager to go.

TRANSLATION

“That very personality who stole away my heart during my youth is now
again my master. These are the same moonlit nights of the month of Caitra.
The same fragrance of malati flowers is there, and the same sweet breezes are
blowing from the kadamba forest. In our intimate relationship, | am also the
same lover, yet still my mind is not happy here. | am eager to go back to that
place on the bank of the Reva under the Vetasi tree. That is my desire.’’

PURPORT
This verse appears in the Padyavali (382), by Srila Ripa Gosvami.

TEXT 122

CB ATF TAIAY ATG AA ANA |
amt fae wel CHE A HICH SSA SAV
