CC Madhya 8.173 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 173
- rāga-tāmbūla-rāge adhara ujjvala
- prema-kauṭilya—netra-yugale kajjala
SYNONYMS
rāga—of love; tāmbūla—of the betel nut; rāge—by the reddish color; adhara—lips; ujjvala—brilliant; prema-kauṭilya—the double dealings in loving affairs; netra-yugale—on the two eyes; kajjala—the ointment.
TRANSLATION
“Her attachment for Kṛṣṇa is the reddish color of betel nuts on Her brilliant lips. Her double-dealings in loving affairs constitute the black ointment around Her eyes.