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the lotus feet of the Lord. Rather, they preferred to take the lotus feet of the Lord
and place them on their breasts. Sometimes they regretted that their breasts were
so hard, fearing that Krsna might not be very pleased to keep His soft lotus feet
there. When those lotus feet were pricked by the grains of sand in the Vrndavana
pasturing ground, the gopis were pained and began to cry. The gopis wanted to
keep Krsna at home always, and in this way their minds were absorbed in Krsna
consciousness. Such pure Krsna consciousness can arise only in Vrndavana. Thus
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to explain His own mind, which was saturated in
the ecstasy of the gopis.
TEXT 137
BCAA QtA—Fa, cata Wala,
‘aC ‘aca’ oe BER? ofa |
Sei corata eH, sale aft Say,
SUA cBtata Yel Bri THA 9109
anyera hrdaya—mana, mora mana—vrndavana,
‘mane’ ‘vane’ eka kari’ jani
tahan tomdra pada-dvaya, karaha yadi udaya,
tabe tomara pirna krpa mani
SYNONYMS
anyera—of others; hrdaya—consciousness; mana—mind; mora mana—My
mind; vrndavana—Vrndavana consciousness; mane—with the mind; vane—with
Vrndavana; eka kari’—as one and the same; jani—l know; tahaA—there, at
Vrndavana; tomara—Your; pada-dvaya—two lotus feet; karaha—You do; yadi—
if; udaya—appearance; tabe—then; tomaéra—Your; ptirna—complete; krpa—
mercy; mani—l| accept.
TRANSLATION
Speaking in the mood of Srimati Radharani, Caitanya Mahaprabhu said,
“For most people, the mind and heart are one, but because My mind is never
separated from Vrndavana, | consider My mind and Vrndavana to be one. My
mind is already Vrndavana, and since You like Vrndavana, will You please
place Your lotus feet there? | would deem that Your full mercy.
PURPORT
Only when the mind is free from designations can one desire the association of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The mind must have some occupation. If a
