310 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 21
and ! wish to drink that entire ocean, the repressive physician does not allow
Me to drink even one drop.
PURPORT
When there is a combination of kapha, pitta and vayu, the three bodily ele-
ments, there occurs sannipati, or a convulsive disease. ‘This disease is caused by
the personal features of Lord Krsna. The three elements are the beauty of Krsna’s
body, the beauty of His face, and the beauty of His smile. Stricken by these three
beauties, My mind goes into convulsions. It wishes to drink the ocean of Krsna’s
beauty, but because | am undergoing convulsions, My physician, who is Sri Krsna
Himself, does not even allow Me to take a drop of water from that ocean.” Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was ecstatic in this way because He was presenting Him-
self in the mood of the gopis. The gopis wanted to drink the ocean of sweetness
arising from the bodily features of Krsna, but Krsna did not allow them to come
near. Consequently their desire to meet Krsna increased, and being unable to
drink the ambrosia of Krsna’s bodily features, they became very unhappy.
TEXT 138
Saly— aaa, THA CRCS BAG,
SiS CIS YA Yass |
AYA CATS Way, SlEl ABTS YayZ,
Gla cae fas coppew-Sa ti seri
krsnanga— lavanya-ptra, madhura haite sumadhura,
tate yei mukha sudhdakara
madhura haite sumadhura, taha ha-ite sumadhura,
tara yei smita jyotsnad-bhara
SYNONYMS
krsna-anga—the bodily features of Krsna; [avanya-ptra—the city of attractive
beauty; madhura—sweetness; haite—than; su-madhura—still more sweet;
tate—in that body; yei—that; mukha—face; sudhakara—like the moon;
madhura haite su-madhura—sweeter than sweetness; taha ha-ite—than that; su-
madhura—still more sweet; tara—of which; yei—that; smita—smiling; jyotsna-
bhara—like the moonshine.
TRANSLATION
“Krsna’s body is a city of attractive features, and it is sweeter than sweet.
His face, which is like the moon, is sweeter still, and the gentle smile on that
moonlike face is like rays of moonshine.
