Text 44] The Lord's Visit to Sri Vendavana 151

TRANSLATION

This is the way of Lord Gopala’s kind behavior to His devotees. Seeing this,
the devotees were overwhelmed by ecstatic love.

TEXT 43

Cafcs Bess) Sa, a OCT cattauTa |
CFTR BLAT Cate Sifa’ Gezq SATA | Bo tl

dekhite utkantha haya, na cade govardhane
kona chale gopala asi’ utare dpane

SYNONYMS

dekhite—to see; utkantha haya—there was great anxiety; nd cade—does not
go up; govardhane—on the hill known as Govardhana; kona chale—by some
trick; gopala—the Deity Gopala; asi’—coming; utare—descends; dpane—per-
sonally.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very anxious to see Gopala, but He did not
want to climb Govardhana Hill. Therefore by some trick the Deity Gopdla per-
sonally descended.

TEXT 44

SE FY ALC, FE Aly aT |
CHE GB, SiS) aly cwrzcy States 1 88 |

kabhu kufije rahe, kabhu rahe gramdntare
sei bhakta, tahan asi’ dekhaye tanhare

SYNONYMS

kabhu—sometimes; kufije—in the bushes; rahe—remains; kabhu—some-
times; rahe—He stays; grama-antare—in a different village; sei bhakta—that
devotee; tahan asi’—coming there; dekhaye tanhare—sees Him.

TRANSLATION

In this way, giving some excuse, Gopala sometimes remains in the bushes of
the forest, and sometimes He stays in a village. One who is a devotee comes to
see the Deity.
