CC Antya 19.99 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Antya-līlā 19.98 - Antya-līlā 19.100

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 99

ei-mata gaurahari, gandhe kaila mana curi,

bhṛṅga-prāya iti-uti dhāya

yāya vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe, kṛṣṇa sphure--sei āśe,

kṛṣṇa nā pāya, gandha-mātra pāya

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; gaurahari—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gandhe—by the scent; kaila—did; mana curi—stealing of the mind; bhṛṅga-prāya—just like a bumblebee; iti-uti dhāya—wanders here and there; yāya—goes; vṛkṣa-latā-pāśe—by the side of the trees and creepers; kṛṣṇa sphure—Lord Kṛṣṇa will appear; sei āśe—by that hope; kṛṣṇa nā pāya—does not obtain Kṛṣṇa; gandha-mātra pāya—gets only the scent.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His mind thus stolen by that scent, ran here and there like a bumblebee. He ran to the trees and plants, hoping that Lord Kṛṣṇa would appear, but instead He found only the scent of Kṛṣṇa's body.

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