138 Sri Caitanya-caritamreta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 18

TRANSLATION

When the Lord saw Govardhana Hill, He immediately offered obeisances,
falling down on the ground like a rod. He embraced one piece of rock from
Govardhana Hill and became mad.

TEXT 17

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preme matta cali’ aila govardhana-grama
‘harideva’ dekhi’ tahan ha-ila pranama

SYNONYMS

preme—in ecstatic love; matta—maddened; cali’—proceeding; aila—came;
govardhana-grama—to the village known as Govardhana; hari-deva—the Deity
named Harideva installed there; dekhi’—seeing; tahan—there; ha-ila pranama—
offered obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Mad with ecstatic love, the Lord came to the village known as Govardhana.
It was there that He saw the Deity Harideva and offered His obeisances unto
Him.

TEXT 18

‘aqar-cwa afpaace aia 1H |
‘afacea’ alata —eile Aart i Se

‘mathura’-padmera pascima-dale yanra vasa
‘harideva’ narayana——4di parakasa

SYNONYMS

mathurd-padmera—of the lotus flower of Mathura; pascima-dale—on the
western petal; ydafra—whose; vasa—residence; hari-deva—Lord Harideva;
narayana—incarnation of Narayana; adi—original; parakasa—manifestation.

TRANSLATION

Harideva is an incarnation of Narayana, and His residence is on the western
petal of the lotus of Mathura.
