CC Madhya 10.1 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 10: The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Purī

Chapter 10 Summary - Madhya-līlā 10.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

taṁ vande gaura-jaladaṁ

svasya yo darśanāmṛtaiḥ

vicchedāvagraha-mlāna-

bhakta-śasyāny ajīvayat

SYNONYMS

tam—unto Him; vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; gaura—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; jala-dam—rain cloud; svasya—of Himself; yaḥ—He who; darśana-amṛtaiḥ—by the nectar of the audience; viccheda—because of separation; avagraha—scarcity of rain; mlāna—morose, dried up; bhakta—devotees; śasyāni—food grains; ajīvayat—saved.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is compared to a cloud that pours water on fields of grain, which are like devotees suffering due to a shortage of rain. Separation from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is like a drought, but when the Lord returns, His presence is like a nectarean rain that falls on all the grains and saves them from perishing.

Chapter 10 Summary - Madhya-līlā 10.2