CC Antya 14.44

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa

CC Antya 14.43

CC Antya 14.45

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 44

kṛṣṇa-līlā-maṇḍala, śuddha śaṅkha-kuṇḍala,
gaḍiyāche śuka kārikara
sei kuṇḍala kāṇe pari’, tṛṣṇā-lāu-thālī dhari’,
āśā-jhuli kāndhera upara

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-līlā-maṇḍala—the ring of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa; śuddha—pure; śaṅkha-kuṇḍala—an earring of conchshell; gaḍiyāche—has manufactured; śuka—Śukadeva Gosvāmī; kārikara—craftsman; sei kuṇḍala—that earring; kāṇe pari’—putting on the ear; tṛṣṇā—aspiration; lāu—of squash or gourd; thālī—the bowl; dhari’—taking; āśā—expectation; jhuli—bag; kāndhera upara—on the shoulder.

TRANSLATION

“The ring of Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā, manufactured by Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the most auspicious craftsman, is as pure as an earring made from a conchshell. The yogī of My mind is wearing that earring upon his ear. From a gourd he has carved out the bowl of My aspirations, and he has taken the bag of My expectations on his shoulder.