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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 165

śuni’ prabhu hāsi’ kahe suprasanna citta
’prakṛti darśana kaile ei prāyaścitta’

SYNONYMS

śuni’—hearing; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; hāsi’—smiling; kahe—replied; su-prasanna citta—being in a happy mood; prakṛti darśana kaile—if someone sees women with a sensual propensity; ei prāyaścitta—this is the atonement.

TRANSLATION

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these details, He smiled in a pleased mood and said, “If with sensual intentions one looks at women, this is the only process of atonement.”