CC Madhya 16.14-15 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 16.13 - Madhya-līlā 16.16-17

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXTS 14-15

yadyapi prabhura ājñā gauḍete rahite

nityānanda-prabhuke prema-bhakti prakāśite

tathāpi calilā mahāprabhure dekhite

nityānandera prema-ceṣṭā ke pāre bujhite

SYNONYMS

yadyapi-although; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ājñā-the order; gauḍete rahite-to stay in Bengal; nityānanda-prabhuke-unto Nityānanda Prabhu; prema-bhakti-ecstatic love of Godhead; prakāśite-to preach; tathāpi-still; calilā-departed; mahāprabhure-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dekhite-to see; nityānandera-of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; prema-ceṣṭā-the activities of ecstatic love; ke-who; pāre-is able; bujhite-to understand.

TRANSLATION

Although the Lord told Nityānanda Prabhu to stay in Bengal and spread ecstatic love of God, Nityānanda left to go see Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Who can understand Nityānanda Prabhu's ecstatic love?

Madhya-līlā 16.13 - Madhya-līlā 16.16-17