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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 208

vana-latās tarava ātmani viṣṇuṁ
vyañjayantya iva puṣpa-phalāḍhyāḥ
praṇata-bhāra-viṭapā madhu-dhārāḥ
prema-hṛṣṭa-tanavo vavṛṣuḥ sma

SYNONYMS

vana-latāḥ—the herbs and plants; taravaḥ—the trees; ātmani—in the Supreme Soul; viṣṇum—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vyañjayantyaḥ—manifesting; iva—like; puṣpa-phala-āḍhyāḥ—filled with luxuriant fruits and flowers; praṇata-bhāra—bowed down because of loads; viṭapāḥ—the trees; madhu-dhārāḥ—showers of honey; prema-hṛṣṭa—inspired by love of Godhead; tanavaḥ—whose bodies; vavṛṣuḥ—constantly rained; sma—certainly.

TRANSLATION

“‘The plants, creepers and trees were full of fruits and flowers due to ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, being so full, they were bowing down. They were inspired by such deep love for Kṛṣṇa that they were constantly pouring showers of honey. In this way the gopīs saw all the forests of Vṛndāvana.’

PURPORT

This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.35.9). For an explanation, see Madhya-līlā 8.276.