CC Madhya 21.140 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Madhya-līlā 21.139 - Madhya-līlā 21.141

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 140

smita-kiraṇa-sukarpūre, paiśe adhara-madhure,

sei madhu mātāya tribhuvane

vaṁśī-chidra ākāśe, tāra guṇa śabde paiśe,

dhvani-rūpe pāñā pariṇāme

SYNONYMS

smita-kiraṇa—the shining of Kṛṣṇa's smile; su-karpūre—compared to camphor; paiśe—enters; adhara-madhure—within the sweetness of the lips; sei madhu—that ambrosia; mātāya—maddens; tri-bhuvane—the three worlds; vaṁśī-chidra—of the holes in the flute; ākāśe—in the space; tāra guṇa—the quality of that sweetness; śabde—in sound vibration; paiśe—enters; dhvani-rūpe—the form of sound vibration; pāñā—obtaining; pariṇāme—by transformation.

TRANSLATION

"His slight smiling and fragrant illumination are compared to camphor, which enters the sweetness of the lips. That sweetness is transformed and enters into space as vibrations from the holes of His flute.

Madhya-līlā 21.139 - Madhya-līlā 21.141