CC Madhya 14.197

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Madhya-līlā 14.196 - Madhya-līlā 14.198

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 197

stanādharādi-grahaṇe

hṛt-prītāv api sambhramāt

bahiḥ krodho vyathita-vat

proktaṁ kuṭṭamitaṁ budhaiḥ

SYNONYMS

stana — breasts; adhara — lips; ādi — and so on; grahaṇe — when capturing; hṛt-prītau — satisfaction of the heart; api — even though; sambhramāt — because of respectfulness; bahiḥ — externally; krodhaḥ — anger; vyathita — aggrieved; vat — as if; proktam — called; kuṭṭamitam — the technical term kuṭṭamita; budhaiḥ — by learned scholars.

TRANSLATION

“‘When the border of Her sari and the cloth veiling Her face are caught, She externally appears offended and angry, but within Her heart She is very happy. Learned scholars call this attitude kuṭṭamita.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi (Anubhāva-prakaraṇa 44).

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