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
CHRIS Gesg Sa, al OCG cattadta |
COTA BAT Came Cin’ Gora GirIca 1 BO HI
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
FF HCH Iz, FHF ATS ONT |
CAS GS, SiS) Shy’ cweicn States 0 88 4
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.
