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

SYNONYMS

mayi—unto Me; bhaktih—the nine kinds of devotional service, such as sravana,
kirtana and smarana; hi—certainly; bhtanam—of all living entities; amrtatvaya—
for becoming eternal associates of the Lord; kalpate—is quite befitting; distya—
by good fortune; yat—whatever; dsit—there was; mat-snehah—love and affec-
tion for Me; bhavatinam—of all you gopis; mat-apanah—the cause for getting Me
back.

TRANSLATION

“Lord Sri Krsna said: ‘Devotional service unto Me is the only way to attain
Me. My dear gopis, whatever love and affection you have attained for Me by
good fortune is the only reason for My returning to you.’ ’’

PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.82.45).

TEXT 161

GR FA Bel IE WHCAA FCA |
atfa-feca aca af’ aca Matec th SYD II

ei saba artha prabhu svarpera sane
ratri-dine ghare vasi’ kare asvadane

SYNONYMS

ei saba—all these; artha—meanings; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
svarupera sane—with SvarGipa Damodara; ratri-dine—both day and night; ghare
vasi’—sitting within His room; kare—does; dsvadane —taste.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would sit in His room with Svaripa Damodara and
taste the topics of these verses day and night.

TEXT 162

FIFTH A SICA SUA eel |
CHS ATW’ aco Eratetel-ae Staal Swe 4

nrtya-kale sei bhave avista haha
sloka padi’ nace jagannatha-mukha cafia
