CC Madhya 14.53

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

CC Madhya 14.52

CC Madhya 14.54

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 53

aṅkuśera ghāya hastī karaye citkāra
ratha nāhi cale, loke kare hāhākāra

SYNONYMS

aṅkuśera—of the elephant-goad; ghāya—by striking; hastī—the elephants; karaye—made; citkāra—crying; ratha—the car; nāhi cale—does not move; loke—all the people; kare—exclaim; hāhā-kāra—alas.

TRANSLATION

The elephants, being beaten by the elephant-goad, were crying, but still the car would not move. The assembled people cried out, “Alas!”