CC Antya 19.99
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 99
ei-mata gaurahari, gandhe kaila mana curi,
bhṛṅga-prāya iti-uti dhāya
yāya vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe, kṛṣṇa sphure—sei āśe,
kṛṣṇa nā pāya, gandha-mātra pāya
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; gaurahari—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gandhe—by the scent; kaila—did; mana curi—stealing of the mind; bhṛṅga-prāya—just like a bumblebee; iti-uti dhāya—wanders here and there; yāya—goes; vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe—by the side of the trees and creepers; kṛṣṇa sphure—Lord Kṛṣṇa will appear; sei āśe—by that hope; kṛṣṇa nā pāya—does not obtain Kṛṣṇa; gandha-mātra pāya—gets only the scent.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mind thus stolen by the scent of Kṛṣṇa’s body, ran here and there like a bumblebee. He ran to the trees and plants, hoping that Lord Kṛṣṇa would appear, but instead He found only that scent.