102 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
caéranah—dramatic actor; cetah—heart; keli-kutGhala—by longing for pastimes;
uttaralitam—greatly excited; satyam—actually; sakhe—O dear friend;
mamakam—My; yasya—of whom; preksya—by seeing; sva-rupatam—similarity
to My form; vraja-vadht—of the damsels of Vrajabhimi; sdérdjpyam—a form like
the forms; anvicchati—desires.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘My dear friend, this dramatic actor appears like a second form of My own
self. Like a picture, He displays My pastimes as a cowherd boy overflowing
with wonderfully attractive sweetness and fragrance, which are so dear to the
damsels of Vraja. When I see such a display, My heart becomes greatly ex-
cited. | long for such pastimes and desire a form exactly like the damsels of
Vraja.’
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Lalita-maddhava (4.19).
TEXT 181
AYA CA AHATSI-CAAA |
afets BASICS CAce foa-facettsca sv 0
mathurdya yaiche gandharva-nrtya-darasane
punah dvarakdte yaiche citra-vilokane
SYNONYMS
mathurdya—at Mathura; yaiche—just as; gandharva-nrtya—the dance of the
Gandharvas; darasane—by seeing; punah—again; dvarakate—at Dvaraka;
yaiche—just as; citra-vilokane—by seeing a picture of Krsna.
TRANSLATION
“‘One instance of Vasudeva’s attraction to Krsna occurred when Vasudeva
saw the Gandharva dance at Mathura. Another instance occurred in Dvaraka
when Vasudeva was surprised to see a picture of Krsna.
TEXT 182
aafaraerss SOUT
BAH AA TH ATcAT Ay syas |
HaINRAly AB CHP] AW ZRH
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