386 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Sukadeva Gosvami addressed Pariksit Maharaja, ‘My dear King, although
I was fully situated in the transcendental position, | was nonetheless attracted
to the pastimes of Lord Krsna. Therefore | studied Srimad-Bhagavatam from
my father.”’’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.1.9).

TEXT 158

Sa afaraqyay ata fea-
feaatqapaylya arary: |

wate: afaacai pata coats
ALCHTSM BARA Ay foawerats | ee ss

tasyaravinda-nayanasya paddravinda-
kifijalka-misra-tulasi-makaranda-vayuh

antargatah svavivarena cakdra tesarn
sanksobham aksara-jusdm api citta-tanvoh

SYNONYMS

tasya—of Him; aravinda-nayanasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
whose eyes are like the petals of a lotus flower; pada-aravinda—of the lotus feet;
kifijalka—with saffron; misra—mixed; tulasi—of tulasi leaves; makaranda—with
the aroma; vayuh—the air; antargatah—entered; sva-vivarena—through the
nostrils; cakéra—created; tesam—of them; sanksobham—strong agitation; ak-
sara-jusam—of the impersonally self-realized (Kumaras); api—also; citta-tan-
voh—of the mind and the body.

TRANSLATION

“When the breeze carrying the aroma of tulasi leaves and saffron from the
lotus feet of the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead entered through the
nostrils into the hearts of those sages [the Kumaras], they experienced a
change in both body and mind, even though they were attached to impersonal
Brahman understanding.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.15.43).
