CC Antya 15.72

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Antya-līlā 15.71 - Antya-līlā 15.73

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 72

bāndhava kṛṣṇa kare vyādhera ācāra

nāhi māne dharmādharma, hare nārī-mṛgī-marma,

kare nānā upāya tāhāra

SYNONYMS

bāndhava—O friend; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kare—does; vyādhera ācāra—the behavior of a hunter; nāhi—not; māne—cares for; dharma-adharma—piety and impiety; hare—attracts; nārī—of a woman; mṛgī—doe; marma—the core of the heart; kare—does; nānā—varieties of; upāya—means; tāhāra—for that purpose.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friend, Kṛṣṇa acts just like a hunter. This hunter does not care for piety or impiety; He simply creates many devices to conquer the cores of the hearts of the doelike gopīs.

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