CC Antya 1.160

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

CC Antya 1.159

CC Antya 1.161

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 160

kvacid bhṛṅgī-gītaṁ kvacid anila-bhaṅgī-śiśiratā
kvacid vallī-lāsyaṁ kvacid amala-mallī-parimalaḥ
kvacid dhārā-śālī karaka-phala-pālī-rasa-bharo
hṛṣīkāṇāṁ vṛndaṁ pramadayati vṛndāvanam idam

SYNONYMS

kvacit—somewhere; bhṛṅgī-gītam—the humming songs of the bumblebees; kvacit—somewhere; anila-bhaṅgī-śiśiratā—coolness from the waves of the mild breezes; kvacit—somewhere; vallī-lāsyam—the dancing of the creepers; kvacit—somewhere; amala-mallī-parimalaḥ—the pure fragrance of the mallikā flowers; kvacit—somewhere; dhārā-śālī—abounding in showers; karaka-phala-pālī—of pomegranate fruits; rasa-bharaḥ—overabundance of juice; hṛṣīkāṇām—of the senses; vṛndam—to the group; pramadayati—is giving pleasure; vṛndāvanam—the forest of Vṛndāvana; idam—this.

TRANSLATION

“‘My dear friend, this forest of Vṛndāvana is giving great pleasure to our senses in various ways. Somewhere bumblebees are singing in groups, and in some places mild breezes are cooling the entire atmosphere. Somewhere the creepers and tree twigs are dancing, the mallikā flowers are expanding their fragrance, and an overabundance of juice is constantly flowing in showers from pomegranate fruits.’

PURPORT

This verse from the Vidagdha-mādhava (1.31) is spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa to His cowherd friend Madhumaṅgala.