CC Adi 17.302

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

CC Adi 17.301

CC Adi 17.303

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 302

tihaṅ śyāma,—vaṁśī-mukha, gopa-vilāsī
ihaṅ gaura—kabhu dvija, kabhu ta’ sannyāsī

SYNONYMS

tihaṅ—in kṛṣṇa-līlā; śyāma—blackish color; vaṁśī-mukha—a flute in the mouth; gopa-vilāsī—an enjoyer as a cowherd boy; ihaṅ—now; gaura—fair complexion; kabhu—sometimes; dvija—brāhmaṇa; kabhu—sometimes; ta’—certainly; sannyāsī—in the renounced order of life.

TRANSLATION

In kṛṣṇa-līlā the Lord’s complexion is blackish. Holding a flute to His mouth, He enjoys as a cowherd boy. Now the selfsame person has appeared with a fair complexion, sometimes acting as a brāhmaṇa and sometimes accepting the renounced order of life.