CC Madhya 23.31

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

CC Madhya 23.30

CC Madhya 23.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

tvac-chaiśavaṁ tri-bhuvanādbhutam ity avehi
mac-cāpalaṁ ca tava vā mama vādhigamyam
tat kiṁ karomi viralaṁ muralī-vilāsi
mugdhaṁ mukhāmbujam udīkṣitum īkṣaṇābhyām

SYNONYMS

tvat—Your; śaiśavam—early age; tri-bhuvana—within the three worlds; adbhutam—wonderful; iti—thus; avehi—know; mat-cāpalam—My unsteadiness; ca—and; tava—of You; vā—or; mama—of Me; vā—or; adhigamyam—to by understood; tat—that; kim—what; karomi—I do; viralam—in solitude; muralī-vilāsi—O player of the flute; mugdham—attractive; mukha-ambujam—lotuslike face; udīkṣitum—to see sufficiently; īkṣaṇābhyām—by the eyes.

TRANSLATION

“‘O Kṛṣṇa, O flute-player, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds. You know My unsteadiness, and I know Yours. No one else knows about this. I want to see Your beautiful, attractive face somewhere in a solitary place, but how can this be accomplished?’

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (32).