CC Antya 15.66

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

CC Antya 15.65

CC Antya 15.67

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 66

saudāminī pītāmbara, sthira nahe nirantara,
muktā-hāra baka-pāṅti bhāla
indra-dhanu śikhi-pākhā, upare diyāche dekhā,
āra dhanu vaijayantī-māla

SYNONYMS

saudāminī—lightning; pīta-ambara—the yellow garments sthira—still; nahe—is not; nirantara—always; muktā-hāra—the necklace of pearls; baka-pāṅti bhāla—like a line of ducks; indra-dhanu—the bow of Indra (a rainbow); śikhi-pākhā—the peacock feather; upare—on the head; diyāche dekhā—is seen; āra dhanu—another rainbow; vaijayantī-māla—the Vaijayantī garland.

TRANSLATION

“Kṛṣṇa’s yellow garments look exactly like restless lightning in the sky, and the pearl necklace on His neck appears like a line of ducks flying below a cloud. Both the peacock feather on His head and His Vaijayantī garland [containing flowers of five colors] resemble rainbows.