CC Antya 1.189 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 189
- hriyam avagṛhya gṛhebhyaḥ karṣati
- rādhāṁ vanāya yā nipuṇā
- sā jayati nisṛṣṭārthā
- vara-vaṁśaja-kākalī dūtī
SYNONYMS
hriyam—bashfulness; avagṛhya—impeding; gṛhebhyaḥ—from private houses; karṣati—attracts; rādhām—Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; vanāya—to the forest; yā—which; nipuṇā—being expert; sā—that; jayati—let it be glorified; nisṛṣṭa-arthā—authorized; vara-vaṁśa-ja—of the bamboo flute; kākalī—the sweet tone; dūtī—the messenger.
TRANSLATION
“‘May the sweet sound of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s flute, His authorized messenger, be glorified, for it expertly releases Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī from Her shyness and attracts Her from Her home to the forest.’
PURPORT
This verse from the Lalita-mādhava (1.24) is spoken by Gārgī, the daughter of Garga Muni.