CC Adi 17.302 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Ādi-līlā 17.301 - Ādi-līlā 17.303

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 302

tihaṅ śyāma,--vaṁśī-mukha, gopa-vilāsī

ihaṅ gaura--kabhu dvija, kabhu ta' sannyāsī

SYNONYMS

tihaṅ—in kṛṣṇa-līlā; śyāma—blackish color; vaṁśī-mukha—a flute in the mouth; gopa-vilāsī—an enjoyer as a cowherd boy; ihaṅ—now; gaura—fair complexion; kabhu—sometimes; dvija—brāhmaṇa; kabhu—sometimes; ta'-certainly; sannyāsī—in the renounced order of life.

TRANSLATION

In kṛṣṇa-lilā the Lord's complexion is blackish. Holding a flute to His mouth, He enjoys as a cowherd boy. Now the selfsame person has appeared with a fair complexion, sometimes acting as a brāhmaṇa and sometimes accepting the renounced order of life.

Ādi-līlā 17.301 - Ādi-līlā 17.303