180 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 13

TRANSLATION

While dancing, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again began to recite that verse,
which He tasted in the association of Svaripa Damodara Gosvami.

TEXT 136

SIR ce Afaa-ate TATA.

catcrataa fe fafoaraotecatees |
sHaSrrfocsteattaaye

CHES GAA AAQAMTUS AMI A | 20 |

ahus ca te nalina-ndabha padaravindam
yogesvarair hrdi vicintyam agadha-bodhaih
samsdra-kGpa-patitottarandvalambam
geham jusdm api manasy udiyat sada nah

SYNONYMS

dhuh—the gopis said; ca—and; te—Your; nalina-nabha—O Lord, whose navel
is just like a lotus flower; pada-aravindam—lotus feet; yoga-isvaraih—by great
mystic yogis; hrdi—within the heart; vicintyam—to be meditated upon; agadha-
bodhaih—who are highly learned philosophers; sarnsdra-kdpa—in the dark well
of material existence; patita—of those fallen; uttarana—for deliverance; avalam-
bam—the only shelter; geham—in family affairs; jusam—of those engaged; api—
although; manasi—in the minds; udiyat—let be awakened; sada—always; nah—
our,

TRANSLATION

“The gopis spoke thus: ‘Dear Lord, whose navel is just like a lotus flower,
Your lotus feet are the only shelter for those who have fallen into the deep well
of material existence. Your feet are worshiped and meditated upon by great
mystic yogis and highly learned philosophers. We wish that these lotus feet
may also be awakened within our hearts, although we are only ordinary per-
sons engaged in household affairs.’ “’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.82.49). The gopis were never
interested in karma-yoga, jfidna-yoga, or dhydna-yoga. They were simply in-
terested in bhak ti-yoga. Unless they were forced, they never liked to meditate on
