CC Madhya 21.125 (1975)

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

Madhya-līlā 21.124 - Madhya-līlā 21.126

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 125

kāma-gāyatrī-mantra-rūpa, haya kṛṣṇera svarūpa,

sārdha-cabbiśa akṣara tāra haya

se akṣara ‘candra’ haya, kṛṣṇe kari’ udaya,

trijagat kailā kāmamaya

SYNONYMS

kāma-gāyatrī-mantra-rūpa—the hymn known as Kāma-gāyatrī; haya—is; kṛṣṇera svarūpa—identical with Kṛṣṇa; sārdha-cabbiśa—twenty-four and a half; akṣara—syllables; tāra—of that; haya—are; se akṣara—these syllables; candra haya—are like the moon; kṛṣṇe—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kari’ udaya—awakening; tri-jagat—the three worlds; kailā—made; kāma-maya—full of desire.

TRANSLATION

“Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is identical with the Vedic hymn known as the Kāma-gāyatrī, which is composed of twenty-four and a half syllables. Those syllables are compared to moons that arise in Kṛṣṇa. Thus all three worlds are filled with desire.

Madhya-līlā 21.124 - Madhya-līlā 21.126