292 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 21

CUTA-SI93, FA Oe, ca afaa ada,
Sratcacat AeYa-aAstay 99 Ul

kahite krsnera rase, sloka pade premavese,
preme sandatana-hata dhari’

gopi-bhagya, krsna guna, ye karila varnana,
bhavavese mathura-ndagari

SYNONYMS

kahite—to describe; krsmera—of Lord Krsna; rase—the different types of
mellows; sloka—a verse; pade—recites; prema-avese—absorbed in ecstatic
love; preme—in such love; sanatana-hata dhari’—catching the hand of Sanatana
Gosvami; gopi-bhagya—the fortune of the gopis; krsna guna—the transcenden-
tal qualities of Krsna; ye—which; karila varnana—described; bhava-avese—in
ecstatic love; mathurd-nagari—the women of the city of Mathura.

TRANSLATION

Just as the women of Mathur ecstatically described the fortune of the gopis
of Vrndavana and the transcendental qualities of Krsna, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu described the different mellows of Krsna and became over-
whelmed with ecstatic love. Grasping the hand of Sanatana Gosvami, He
recited the following verse.

TEXT 112
CHTATBAE FAA AAT FAs
ataasaraaacara aaalAay |

ya fe: Paaaratisass Qaty-
CHBTBATA VAS Hy SAIAT > 4

gopyas tapah kim acaran yad amusya rGpam
lavanya-sdram asamordhvam ananya-siddham

drgbhih pibanty anusavabhinavam durépam
ekanta-dhama yasasah Sriya aisvarasya

SYNONYMS
gopyah—the gopis; tapah—austerities; kim—what; acaran—performed; yat—
from which; amusya—of such a one (Lord Krsna); rGpam—the form; lavanya-
sdram—the essence of loveliness; asama-Grdhvam—not paralleled or surpassed;
