CC Madhya 18.38

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 38

vāmas tāmarasākṣasya

bhuja-daṇḍaḥ sa pātu vaḥ

krīḍā-kandukatāṁ yena

nīto govardhano giriḥ

SYNONYMS

vāmaḥ — the left; tāmarasa-akṣasya — of Kṛṣṇa, who has eyes like lotus petals; bhuja-daṇḍaḥ — arm; saḥ — that; pātu — let it protect; vaḥ — all of you; krīḍā-kandukatām — being like a toy; yena — by which; nītaḥ — attained; govardhanaḥ — named Govardhana; giriḥ — the hill.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “‘May the left arm of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose eyes are like the petals of a lotus flower, always protect you. With His left arm He raised Govardhana Hill as if it were a toy.’”

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.1.62).

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