CC Madhya 2.37
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 37
- ye kāle vā svapane, dekhinu vaṁśī-vadane,
- sei kāle āilā dui vairi
- ‘ānanda’ āra ‘madana’, hari’ nila mora mana,
- dekhite nā pāinu netra bhari’
SYNONYMS
ye kāle — at the time; vā svapane — or in dreams; dekhinu — I saw; vaṁśī-vadane — Lord Kṛṣṇa’s face with His flute; sei kāle — at that time; āilā — appeared; dui — two; vairi — enemies; ānanda — pleasure; āra — and; madana — Cupid; hari’ — stealing; nila — took; mora — My; mana — mind; dekhite — to see; nā — not; pāinu — I was able; netra — eyes; bhari’ — fulfilling.
TRANSLATION
“Whenever I had the chance to see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s face and His flute, even in a dream, two enemies would appear before Me. They were pleasure and Cupid, and since they took away My mind, I was not able to see the face of Kṛṣṇa to the full satisfaction of My eyes.