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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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vidyā-saundarya-sad-veśa-
sambhoga-nṛtya-kīrtanaiḥ
prema-nāma-pradānaiś ca
gauro dīvyati yauvane

SYNONYMS

vidyā—education; saundarya—beauty; sat-veśa—nice dress; sambhoga—enjoyment; nṛtya—dancing; kīrtanaiḥ—by chanting; prema-nāma—the holy name of the Lord, which induces one to become a devotee; pradānaiḥ—by distributing; ca—and; gauraḥ—Lord Śrī Gaurasundara; dīvyati—illuminated; yauvane—in His youth.

TRANSLATION

Exhibiting His scholarship, beauty and fine dress, Lord Caitanya danced and chanted as He distributed the holy name of the Lord to awaken dormant love of Kṛṣṇa. Thus Lord Śrī Gaurasundara shone in His youthful pastimes.