CC Madhya 21.124

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

CC Madhya 21.123

CC Madhya 21.125

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 124

aṭati yad bhavān ahni kānanaṁ
truṭir yugāyate tvām apaśyatām
kuṭila-kuntalaṁ śrī-mukhaṁ ca te
jaḍa udīkṣatāṁ pakṣma-kṛd dṛśām

SYNONYMS

aṭati—goes; yat—when; bhavān—Your Lordship; ahni—in the day; kānanam—to the forest; truṭiḥ—half a second; yugāyate—appears like a yuga; tvām—You; apaśyatām—of those not seeing; kuṭila-kuntalam—adorned with curly hair; śrī-mukham—beautiful face; ca—and; te—Your; jaḍaḥ—stupid; udīkṣatām—looking at; pakṣma-kṛt—the maker of eyelashes; dṛśām—of the eyes.

TRANSLATION

“‘O Kṛṣṇa, when You go to the forest during the day and we do not see Your sweet face, which is surrounded by beautiful curly hair, half a second becomes as long as an entire age for us. And we consider the creator, who has put eyelids on the eyes we use for seeing You, to be simply a fool.’

PURPORT

This verse is spoken by the gopīs in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.31.15).