CC Madhya 17.197

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 17.196 - Madhya-līlā 17.198

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 197

kaṣṭe-sṛṣṭye dhenu saba rākhila goyāla

prabhu-kaṇṭha-dhvani śuni’ āise mṛgī-pāla

SYNONYMS

kaṣṭe-sṛṣṭye—with great difficulty; dhenu—the cows; saba—all; rākhila—kept back; goyāla—the cowherd men; prabhu-kaṇṭha-dhvani—the musical voice of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śuni’—hearing; āise—came; mṛgī-pāla—flocks of deer.

TRANSLATION

It was only with great difficulty that the cowherd men were able to keep the cows back. Then when the Lord chanted, all the deer heard His sweet voice and approached Him.

Madhya-līlā 17.196 - Madhya-līlā 17.198