CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The Bodily Transformations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of the seventeenth chapter in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. Absorbed in transcendental ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went out one night without opening the doors to His room. After crossing over three walls, He fell down among some cows belonging to the district of Tailaṅga. There He remained unconscious, assuming the aspect of a tortoise.
Text
aty-adbhutam alaukikam
yair dṛṣṭaṁ tan-mukhāc chrutvā
divyonmāda-viceṣṭitam
Synonyms
likhyate — they are being written; śrīla — most opulent; gaura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; indoḥ — moonlike; ati — very; adbhutam — wonderful; alaukikam — uncommon; yaiḥ — by whom; dṛṣṭam — personally seen; tat-mukhāt — from their mouths; śrutvā — after hearing; divya-unmāda — in transcendental madness; viceṣṭitam — activities.
Translation
I am simply trying to write about Lord Gauracandra’s transcendental activities and spiritual madness, which are very wonderful and uncommon. I dare to write of them only because I have heard from the mouths of those who have personally seen the Lord’s activities.
Text
jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
Synonyms
Translation
All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of the Lord!
Text
unmādera ceṣṭā, pralāpa kare premāveśe
Synonyms
Translation
Absorbed in ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu acted and talked like a madman day and night.
Text
ardha-rātri goṅāilā kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge
Synonyms
Translation
In the company of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once passed half the night talking about the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Text
bhāvānurūpa gīta gāya svarūpa-mahāśaya
Synonyms
Translation
As they talked of Kṛṣṇa, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī would sing songs exactly suitable for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s transcendental emotions.
Text
bhāvānurūpa śloka paḍena rāya-rāmānanda
Synonyms
Translation
To complement the ecstasy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya would quote verses from the books of Vidyāpati and Caṇḍīdāsa, and especially from the Gīta-govinda, by Jayadeva Gosvāmī.
Text
ślokera artha karena prabhu vilāpa kariyā
Synonyms
Translation
At intervals, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would also recite a verse. Then, in great lamentation, He would explain it.
Text
gosāñire śayana karāi’ duṅhe ghare gela
Synonyms
Translation
In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed half the night experiencing varieties of emotions. Finally, after making the Lord lie down on His bed, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya returned to their homes.
Text
saba-rātri prabhu karena ucca-saṅkīrtana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s personal servant, Govinda, lay down at the door of His room, and the Lord very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all night.
Text
bhāvāveśe prabhu tāhāṅ karilā prayāṇa
Synonyms
Translation
Suddenly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute. Then, in ecstasy, He began to depart to see Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Text
bhāvāveśe prabhu gelā bāhira hañā
Synonyms
Translation
All three doors were fastened as usual, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in great ecstasy, nevertheless got out of the room and left the house.
Text
tāhāṅ yāi’ paḍilā prabhu hañā acetana
Synonyms
Translation
He went to a cow shed on the southern side of the Siṁha-dvāra. There the Lord fell down unconscious among cows from the district of Tailaṅga.
Text
svarūpere bolāila kapāṭa khuliyā
Synonyms
Translation
Meanwhile, not hearing any sounds from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda immediately sent for Svarūpa Dāmodara and opened the doors.
Text
deuṭi jvāliyā karena prabhura anveṣaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī lit a torch and went out with all the devotees to search for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Text
gābhī-gaṇa-madhye yāi’ prabhure pāilā
Synonyms
Translation
After searching here and there, they finally came to the cow shed near the Siṁha-dvāra. There they saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lying unconscious among the cows.
Text
mukhe phena, pulakāṅga, netre aśru-dhāra
Synonyms
Translation
His arms and legs had entered the trunk of His body, exactly like those of a tortoise. His mouth was foaming, there were eruptions on His body, and tears flowed from His eyes.
Text
bāhire jaḍimā, antare ānanda-vihvala
Synonyms
Translation
As the Lord lay there unconscious, His body resembled a large pumpkin. Externally He was completely inert, but within He felt overwhelming transcendental bliss.
Text
dūra kaile nāhi chāḍe prabhura śrī-aṅga-saṅga
Synonyms
gābhī — cows; saba — all; cau-dike — around; śuṅke — sniff; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-aṅga — the transcendental body; dūra kaile — if they are taken away; nāhi chāḍe — they do not give up; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-aṅga-saṅga — association with the transcendental body.
Translation
All the cows around the Lord were sniffing His transcendental body. When the devotees tried to check them, they refused to give up their association with the transcendental body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Text
prabhure uṭhāñā ghare ānilā bhakta-gaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
The devotees tried to rouse the Lord by various means, but His consciousness did not return. Therefore they all lifted Him and brought Him back home.
Text
aneka-kṣaṇe mahāprabhu pāilā cetana
Synonyms
Translation
All the devotees began to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra very loudly in the Lord’s ears, and after a considerable time Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained consciousness.
Text
pūrvavat yathā-yogya śarīra ha-ila
Synonyms
Translation
When He regained consciousness, His arms and legs came out of His body, and His whole body returned to normal.
Text
svarūpe kahena, — “tumi āmā ānilā kati?
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up and then sat down again. Looking here and there, He inquired from Svarūpa Dāmodara, “Where have you brought Me?
Text
dekhi, — goṣṭhe veṇu bājāya vrajendra-nandana
Synonyms
Translation
“After hearing the vibration of a flute, I went to Vṛndāvana, and there I saw that Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, was playing on His flute in the pasturing grounds.
Text
kuñjere calilā kṛṣṇa krīḍā karibāre
Synonyms
Translation
“He brought Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to a bower by signaling with His flute. Then He entered within that bower to perform pastimes with Her.
Text
tāṅra bhūṣā-dhvanite āmāra harila śravaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
“I entered the bower just behind Kṛṣṇa, My ears captivated by the sound of His ornaments.
Text
kaṇṭha-dhvani-ukti śuni’ mora karṇollāsa
Synonyms
Translation
“I saw Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs enjoying all kinds of pastimes while laughing and joking together. Hearing their vocal expressions enhanced the joy of My ears.
Text
āmā iṅhā lañā āilā balātkāra kari’
Synonyms
Translation
“Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and brought Me back here by force.
Text
śunite nā pāinu bhūṣaṇa-muralīra dhvani”
Synonyms
Translation
“Because you brought Me back here, I could no longer hear the nectarean voices of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, nor could I hear the sounds of their ornaments or the flute.”
Text
‘karṇa tṛṣṇāya mare, paḍa rasāyana, śuni’
Synonyms
Translation
In great ecstasy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Svarūpa Dāmodara in a faltering voice, “My ears are dying of thirst. Please recite something to quench this thirst. Let Me hear it.”
Text
bhāgavatera śloka paḍe madhura kariyā
Synonyms
Translation
Understanding the ecstatic emotions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara, in a sweet voice, recited the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Text
sammohitārya-caritān na calet tri-lokyām
trailokya-saubhagam idaṁ ca nirīkṣya rūpaṁ
yad go-dvija-druma-mṛgāḥ pulakāny abibhran
Synonyms
kā — what; strī — woman; aṅga — O Kṛṣṇa; te — of You; kala-pada — by the rhythms; amṛta-veṇu-gīta — of the sweet songs of the flute; sammohitā — being captivated; ārya-caritāt — from the path of chastity according to Vedic civilization; na — not; calet — would wander; tri-lokyām — in the three worlds; trai-lokya-saubhagam — which is the fortune of the three worlds; idam — this; ca — and; nirīkṣya — by observing; rūpam — beauty; yat — which; go — the cows; dvija — birds; druma — trees; mṛgāḥ — forest animals like the deer; pulakāni — transcendental jubilation; abibhran — manifested.
Translation
“[The gopīs said:] ‘My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, where is that woman within the three worlds who would not be captivated by the rhythms of the sweet songs coming from Your wonderful flute? Who would not fall down from the path of chastity in this way? Your beauty is the most sublime within the three worlds. Upon seeing Your beauty, even cows, birds, animals and trees in the forest are stunned in jubilation.”’
Purport
This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.40).
Text
bhāgavatera ślokera artha karite lāgilā
Synonyms
Translation
Upon hearing this verse, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, overwhelmed with the ecstasy of the gopīs, began to explain it.
Text
kṛṣṇera śuni’ upekṣā-vacana
kṛṣṇera mukha-hāsya-vāṇī, tyāge tāhā satya māni’,
roṣe kṛṣṇe dena olāhana
Synonyms
haila — there was; gopī — of the gopīs; bhāva-āveśa — ecstatic emotion; kaila — did; rāse — in the rāsa dance; paraveśa — entrance; kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; śuni’ — hearing; upekṣā-vacana — the words of negligence; kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; mukha — face; hāsya — smiling; vāṇī — talking; tyāge — renounce; tāhā — that; satya māni’ — taking as a fact; roṣe — in anger; kṛṣṇe — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; dena — give; olāhana — chastisement.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “The gopīs entered the arena of the rāsa dance in ecstasy, but after hearing Kṛṣṇa’s words of negligence and detachment, they understood that He was going to renounce them. Thus they began to chastise Him in anger.
Text
ei trijagat bhari’, āche yata yogyā nāri,
tomāra veṇu kāhāṅ nā ākarṣaya?
Synonyms
Translation
“ ‘O dear lover,’ they said, ‘please answer just one question. Who among all the youthful women within this universe is not attracted by the sound of Your flute?
Text
dūtī hañā mohe nārī-mana
mahotkaṇṭhā bāḍāñā, ārya-patha chāḍāñā,
āni’ tomāya kare samarpaṇa
Synonyms
kailā — You have made; jagate — in the world; veṇu-dhvani — the vibration of the flute; siddha-mantrā — perfected in chanting mantras; yoginī — a female mystic; dūtī — a messenger; hañā — being; mohe — enchants; nārī-mana — the minds of women; mahā-utkaṇṭhā — great anxiety; bāḍāñā — increasing; ārya-patha — the regulative principles; chāḍāñā — inducing to give up; āni’ — bringing; tomāya — to You; kare samarpaṇa — delivers.
Translation
“ ‘When You play Your flute, the vibration acts like a messenger in the form of a yoginī perfect in the art of chanting mantras. This messenger enchants all the women in the universe and attracts them to You. Then she increases their great anxiety and induces them to give up the regulative principle of obeying superiors. Finally, she forcibly brings them to You to surrender in amorous love.
Text
lajjā, bhaya, sakala chāḍāya
ebe āmāya kari’ roṣa, kahi’ pati-tyāge ‘doṣa’,
dhārmika hañā dharma śikhāya!
Synonyms
dharma — religious principles; chāḍāya — induces to reject; veṇu-dvāre — through the flute; hāne — pierces; kaṭākṣa — glancing; kāma-śare — by the arrows of lust; lajjā — shame; bhaya — fear; sakala — all; chāḍāya — induces to give up; ebe — now; āmāya — at us; kari’ roṣa — becoming angry; kahi’ — saying; pati-tyāge — to give up one’s husband; doṣa — fault; dhārmika — very religious; hañā — becoming; dharma — religious principles; śikhāya — You teach.
Translation
“ ‘The vibration of Your flute, accompanied by Your glance, which pierces us forcibly with the arrows of lust, induces us to ignore the regulative principles of religious life. Thus we become excited by lusty desires and come to You, giving up all shame and fear. But now You are angry with us. You are finding fault with our violating religious principles and leaving our homes and husbands. And as You instruct us about religious principles, we become helpless.
Text
ei saba śaṭha-paripāṭī
tumi jāna parihāsa, haya nārīra sarva-nāśa,
chāḍa ei saba kuṭīnāṭī
Synonyms
anya — different; kathā — words; anya — different; mana — mind; bāhire — externally; anya — different; ācaraṇa — behavior; ei — these; saba — all; śaṭha-paripāṭī — well-planned cheating behavior; tumi — You; jāna — know; parihāsa — joking; haya — there is; nārīra — of women; sarva-nāśa — total annihilation; chāḍa — please give up; ei — these; saba — all; kuṭīnāṭī — clever tricks.
Translation
“ ‘We know that this is all a well-planned trick. You know how to make jokes that cause the complete annihilation of women, but we can understand that Your real mind, words and behavior are different. Therefore please give up all these clever tricks.
Text
amṛta-samāna bhūṣaṇa-śiñjita
tina amṛte hare kāṇa, hare mana, hare prāṇa,
kemane nārī dharibeka cita?”
Synonyms
veṇu-nāda — the vibration of the flute; amṛta-ghole — like nectarean buttermilk; amṛta-samāna — equal to nectar; miṭhā bole — sweet talking; amṛta-samāna — exactly like nectar; bhūṣaṇa-śiñjita — the vibration of ornaments; tina — three; amṛte — nectars; hare — attract; kāṇa — the ear; hare — attract; mana — the mind; hare — attract; prāṇa — the life; kemane — how; nārī — women; dharibeka — will keep; cita — patience or consciousness.
Translation
“ ‘The nectarean buttermilk of Your flute’s vibration, the nectar of Your sweet words and the nectarean sound of Your ornaments mix together to attract our ears, minds and lives. In this way You are killing us.’ ”
Text
utkaṇṭhā-sāgare ḍube mana
rādhāra utkaṇṭhā-vāṇī, paḍi’ āpane vākhāni,
kṛṣṇa-mādhurya kare āsvādana
Synonyms
eta kahi’ — saying this; krodha-āveśe — in the mood of anger; bhāvera taraṅge — in the waves of ecstatic love; bhāse — floats; utkaṇṭhā — of anxieties; sāgare — in the ocean; ḍube mana — merges the mind; rādhāra — of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; utkaṇṭhā-vāṇī — words of anxiety; paḍi’ — reciting; āpane — personally; vākhāni — explaining; kṛṣṇa-mādhurya — the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa; kare āsvādana — tastes.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke these words in a mood of anger as He floated on waves of ecstatic love. Merged in an ocean of anxiety, He recited a verse spoken by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī expressing the same emotion. Then He personally explained the verse and thus tasted the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
Text
sanarma-rasa-sūcakākṣara-padārtha-bhaṅgy-uktikaḥ
ramādika-varāṅganā-hṛdaya-hāri-vaṁśī-kalaḥ
sa me madana-mohanaḥ sakhi tanoti karṇa-spṛhām
Synonyms
nadat — resounding; jalada — the cloud; nisvanaḥ — whose voice; śravaṇa — the ears; karṣi — attracting; sat-śiñjitaḥ — the tinkling of whose ornaments; sa-narma — with deep meaning; rasa-sūcaka — joking; akṣara — letters; pada-artha — meanings; bhaṅgi — indications; uktikaḥ — whose talk; ramā-ādika — beginning with the goddess of fortune; vara-aṅganā — of beautiful women; hṛdaya-hāri — attracting the hearts; vaṁśī-kalaḥ — the sound of whose flute; saḥ — that; me — My; madana-mohanaḥ — Madana-mohana; sakhi — My dear friend; tanoti — expands; karṇa-spṛhām — the desire of the ears.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “ ‘My dear friend, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, has a voice as deep as a cloud resounding in the sky. With the tinkling of His ornaments He attracts the ears of the gopīs, and with the sound of His flute He attracts even the goddess of fortune and other beautiful women. That Personality of Godhead, known as Madana-mohana, whose joking words carry many indications and deep meanings, is increasing the lusty desires of My ears.’
Purport
This verse is found in the Govinda-līlāmṛta (8.5).
Text
yāra guṇe kokila lājāya
tāra eka śruti-kaṇe, ḍubāya jagatera kāṇe,
punaḥ kāṇa bāhuḍi’ nā āya
Synonyms
kanṭḥera — of the throat; gambhīra — deep; dhvani — sound; nava-ghana — of new clouds; dhvani — the resounding; jini’ — conquering; yāra — of which; guṇe — the attributes; kokila — the cuckoo; lājāya — put to shame; tāra — of that; eka — one; śruti-kaṇe — particle of sound; ḍubāya — inundates; jagatera — of the whole world; kāṇe — the ear; punaḥ — again; kāṇa — the ear; bāhuḍi’ — getting out; nā āya — cannot come.
Translation
“Kṛṣṇa’s deep voice is more resonant than newly arrived clouds, and His sweet song defeats even the sweet voice of the cuckoo. Indeed, His song is so sweet that even one particle of its sound can inundate the entire world. If such a particle enters one’s ear, one is immediately bereft of all other types of hearing.
Text
kṛṣṇera se śabda-guṇe, harile āmāra kāṇe,
ebe nā pāya, tṛṣṇāya mari’ yāya
Synonyms
Translation
“My dear friend, please tell Me what to do. My ears have been plundered by the qualities of Kṛṣṇa’s sound. Now, however, I cannot hear His transcendental sound, and I am almost dead for want of it.
Text
kaṅkaṇa-dhvani caṭake lājāya
eka-bāra yei śune, vyāpi rahe’ tāra kāṇe,
anya śabda se-kāṇe nā yāya
Synonyms
nūpura — of the ankle bells; kiṅkiṇī — tinkling; dhvani — the sound; haṁsa — swans; sārasa — cranes; jini’ — conquering; kaṅkaṇa-dhvani — the sound of bangles; caṭake — the caṭaka bird; lājāya — puts to shame; eka-bāra — once; yei — one who; śune — hears; vyāpi — expanding; rahe’ — remains; tāra kāṇe — in his ear; anya — other; śabda — sound; se-kāṇe — in that ear; nā yāya — does not go.
Translation
“The tinkling of Kṛṣṇa’s ankle bells surpasses the songs of even the swan and crane, and the sound of His bangles puts the singing of the caṭaka bird to shame. Having allowed these sounds to enter the ears even once, one cannot tolerate hearing anything else.
Text
smita-karpūra tāhāte miśrita
śabda, artha, — dui-śakti, nānā-rasa kare vyakti,
pratyakṣara — narma-vibhūṣita
Synonyms
se — that; śrī — beautiful; mukha — by the mouth; bhāṣita — spoken; amṛta — nectar; haite — than; para-amṛta — more nectarean; smita — smiling; karpūra — camphor; tāhāte — in that; miśrita — mixed; śabda — sound; artha — meaning; dui-śakti — two energies; nānā — various; rasa — mellows; kare vyakti — express; prati-akṣara — every word; narma-vibhūṣita — full of meaning.
Translation
“Kṛṣṇa’s speech is far sweeter than nectar. Each of His jubilant words is full of meaning, and when His speech mixes with His smile, which is like camphor, the resultant sound and the deep meaning of Kṛṣṇa’s words create various transcendental mellows.
Text
karṇa-cakora jīye sei āśe
bhāgya-vaśe kabhu pāya, abhāgye kabhu nā pāya,
nā pāile maraye piyāse
Synonyms
se amṛtera — of that nectar; eka-kaṇa — one particle; karṇa-cakora — of the ear, which is like a cakora bird; jīvana — the life; karṇa — the ear; cakora — the cakora bird; jīye — lives; sei āśe — with that hope; bhāgya-vaśe — by good fortune; kabhu — sometimes; pāya — gets; abhāgye — by misfortune; kabhu — sometimes; nā pāya — does not get; nā pāile — if does not get; maraye — dies; piyāse — from thirst.
Translation
“One particle of that transcendental, blissful nectar is the life and soul of the ear, which is like a cakora bird that lives in hope of tasting that nectar. Sometimes, by good fortune, the bird can taste it, but at other times he unfortunately cannot and therefore almost dies of thirst.
Text
jagan-nārī-citta āulāya
nīvi-bandha paḍe khasi’, vinā-mūle haya dāsī,
bāulī hañā kṛṣṇa-pāśe dhāya
Synonyms
yebā — whoever; veṇu — of the flute; kala-dhvani — the sweet vibration; eka-bāra — once; tāhā — that; śuni’ — hearing; jagat — of the universe; nārī — of the women; citta — hearts; āulāya — become disturbed; nīvi-bandha — the fastened belts; paḍe — fall; khasi’ — becoming loosened; vinā-mūle — without a price; haya — they become; dāsī — maidservants; bāulī — mad; hañā — becoming; kṛṣṇa-pāśe — after Kṛṣṇa; dhāya — run.
Translation
“The transcendental vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute disturbs the hearts of women all over the world, even if they hear it only once. Thus their fastened belts become loose, and these women become the unpaid maidservants of Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, they run toward Kṛṣṇa exactly like madwomen.
Text
kṛṣṇa-pāśa āise pratyāśāya
nā pāya kṛṣṇera saṅga, bāḍe tṛṣṇā-taraṅga,
tapa kare, tabu nāhi pāya
Synonyms
yebā — even; lakṣmī-ṭhākurāṇī — the goddess of fortune; teṅho — she; ye — which; kākalī — vibration of the flute; śuni’ — hearing; kṛṣṇa-pāśa — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; āise — comes; pratyāśāya — with great hope; nā pāya — does not get; kṛṣṇera saṅga — association with Kṛṣṇa; bāḍe — increase; tṛṣṇā — of thirst; taraṅga — the waves; tapa kare — undergoes austerity; tabu — still; nāhi pāya — does not get.
Translation
“When she hears the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, even the goddess of fortune comes to Him, greatly hoping for His association, but nevertheless she does not get it. When the waves of thirst for His association increase, she performs austerities, but still she cannot meet Him.
Text
sei karṇe ihā kare pāna
ihā yei nāhi śune, se kāṇa janmila kene,
kāṇākaḍi-sama sei kāṇa”
Synonyms
ei — these; śabda-amṛta — nectarean sound vibrations; cāri — four; yāra — of whom; haya — there is; bhāgya bhāri — great fortune; sei — such a person; karṇe — by the ears; ihā — these sounds; kare pāna — drinks; ihā — these sounds; yei — anyone who; nāhi śune — does not hear; se — those; kāṇa — ears; janmila — took birth; kene — why; kāṇākaḍi — a hole in a small conchshell; sama — just like; sei kāṇa — those ears.
Translation
“Only the most fortunate can hear these four nectarean sounds — Kṛṣṇa’s words, the tinkling of His ankle bells and bangles, His voice and the vibration of His flute. If one does not hear these sounds, his ears are as useless as small conchshells with holes.”
Text
mane kāho nāhi ālambana
udvega, viṣāda, mati, autsukya, trāsa, dhṛti, smṛti,
nānā-bhāvera ha-ila milana
Synonyms
karite — doing; aiche — such; vilāpa — lamentation; uṭhila — there arose; udvega — agitation; bhāva — ecstasy; mane — in the mind; kāho — anywhere; nāhi — there is not; ālambana — shelter; udvega — anxiety; viṣāda — lamentation; mati — attention; autsukya — eagerness; trāsa — fear; dhṛti — determination; smṛti — remembrance; nānā-bhāvera — of various ecstasies; ha-ila — there was; milana — combining.
Translation
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lamented in this way, agitation and ecstasy awoke in His mind, and He became very restless. Many transcendental ecstasies combined in Him, including anxiety, lamentation, attention, eagerness, fear, determination and remembrance.
Text
sei bhāve paḍe eka śloka
unmādera sāmarthye, sei ślokera kare arthe,
yei artha nāhi jāne loka
Synonyms
bhāva-śābalye — in the aggregate of all ecstasies; rādhāra — of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; ukti — statement; līlā-śuke — in Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura; haila — there was; sphūrti — awakening; sei bhāve — in that ecstasy; paḍe — recites; eka — one; śloka — verse; unmādera — of madness; sāmarthye — in the capacity; sei ślokera — of that verse; kare arthe — describes the meaning; yei artha — which meaning; nāhi — do not; jāne — know; loka — people.
Translation
The aggregate of all these ecstasies once awoke a statement by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in the mind of Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura [Līlā-śuka]. In the same ecstatic mood, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu now recited that verse, and on the strength of madness He described its meaning, which is unknown to people in general.
Text
kathayata kathām anyāṁ dhanyām aho hṛdaye śayaḥ
madhura-madhura-smerākāre mano-nayanotsave
kṛpaṇa-kṛpaṇā kṛṣṇe tṛṣṇā ciraṁ bata lambate
Synonyms
kim — what; iha — here; kṛṇumaḥ — shall I do; kasya — to whom; brūmaḥ — shall I speak; kṛtam — what is done; kṛtam — done; āśayā — in the hope; kathayata — please speak; kathām — words; anyām — other; dhanyām — auspicious; aho — alas; hṛdaye — within My heart; śayaḥ — lying; madhura-madhura — sweeter than sweetness; smera — smiling; ākāre — whose form; manaḥ-nayana — to the mind and eyes; utsave — who gives pleasure; kṛpaṇa-kṛpaṇā — the best of misers; kṛṣṇe — for Kṛṣṇa; tṛṣṇā — thirst; ciram — at every moment; bata — alas; lambate — is increasing.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “ ‘Alas, what shall I do? To whom shall I speak? Let whatever I have done in hopes of meeting Kṛṣṇa be finished now. Please say something auspicious, but do not speak about Kṛṣṇa. Alas, Kṛṣṇa is lying within My heart like Cupid; therefore how can I possibly give up talking of Him? I cannot forget Kṛṣṇa, whose smile is sweeter than sweetness itself and who gives pleasure to My mind and eyes. Alas, My great thirst for Kṛṣṇa is increasing moment by moment!’
Purport
This statement by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is quoted from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (42).
Text
prāpty-upāya-cintana nā yāya
yebā tumi sakhī-gaṇa, viṣāde bāula mana,
kāre puchoṅ, ke kahe upāya?
Synonyms
ei — this; kṛṣṇera — of Kṛṣṇa; virahe — in separation; udvege — in anxiety; mana — mind; sthira — patient; nahe — is not; prāpti-upāya — the means for obtaining; cintana nā yāya — I cannot think of; yebā — all; tumi — you; sakhī-gaṇa — friends; viṣāde — in lamentation; bāula — maddened; mana — minds; kāre — whom; puchoṅ — shall I ask; ke — who; kahe — will speak; upāya — the means.
Translation
“The anxiety caused by separation from Kṛṣṇa has made Me impatient, and I can think of no way to meet Him. O My friends, you are also deranged by lamentation. Who, therefore, will tell Me how to find Him?
Text
kāṅhā karoṅ, kāhāṅ yāṅa, kāhāṅ gele kṛṣṇa pāṅa,
kṛṣṇa vinā prāṇa mora yāya”
Synonyms
Translation
“O My dear friends, how shall I find Kṛṣṇa? What shall I do? Where shall I go? Where can I meet Him? Because I cannot find Kṛṣṇa, My life is leaving Me.”
Text
balite ha-ila bhāvodgama
piṅgalāra vacana-smṛti, karāila bhāva-mati,
tāte kare artha-nirdhāraṇa
Synonyms
kṣaṇe — in a moment; mana — the mind; sthira haya — becomes patient; tabe — at that time; mane — within the mind; vicāraya — He considers; balite — to speak; ha-ila — there was; bhāva-udgama — awakening of ecstasy; piṅgalāra — of Piṅgalā; vacana-smṛti — remembering the words; karāila — caused; bhāva-mati — ecstatic mind; tāte — in that; kare — does; artha-nirdhāraṇa — ascertaining the meaning.
Translation
Suddenly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became calm and considered His state of mind. He remembered the words of Piṅgalā, and this aroused an ecstasy that moved Him to speak. Thus He explained the meaning of the verse.
Purport
Piṅgalā was a prostitute who said, “To hope against hope produces only misery. Utter hopelessness is the greatest happiness.” Remembering this statement, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic. The story of Piṅgalā is found in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Eleventh Canto, eighth chapter, verses 22-44, as well as in the Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva, chapter 174.
Text
āśā chāḍile sukhī haya mana
chāḍa’ kṛṣṇa-kathā adhanya, kaha anya-kathā dhanya,
yāte haya kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa”
Synonyms
dekhi — I see; ei upāye — this means; kṛṣṇa-āśā — hope for Kṛṣṇa; chāḍi’ diye — I give up; āśā — hope; chāḍile — if I give up; sukhī — happy; haya — becomes; mana — the mind; chāḍa’ — give up; kṛṣṇa-kathā — talks of Kṛṣṇa; adhanya — most inglorious; kaha — speak; anya-kathā — other topics; dhanya — glorious; yāte — by which; haya — there is; kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa — forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “If I give up hope of meeting Kṛṣṇa, I shall then be happy. Therefore, let us stop this most inglorious discussion of Kṛṣṇa. It would be better for us to talk of glorious topics and forget Him.”
Text
sakhīre kahe hañā vismite
“yāre cāhi chāḍite, sei śuñā āche citte,
kona rīte nā pāri chāḍite”
Synonyms
kahitei — while speaking; ha-ila — there was; smṛti — remembrance; citte — in the heart; haila — there was; kṛṣṇa-sphūrti — the appearance of Kṛṣṇa; sakhīre — to the friends; kahe — said; hañā vismite — being very much astonished; yāre — He whom; cāhi chāḍite — I want to give up; sei — that person; śuñā āche — is lying; citte — in the heart; kona rīte — by any process; nā pāri — I am not able; chāḍite — to give up.
Translation
While speaking in this way, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī suddenly remembered Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, He appeared within Her heart. Greatly astonished, She told Her friends, “The person I want to forget is lying in My heart.”
Text
kāma-jñāne trāsa haila citte
kahe — “ye jagat māre, se paśila antare,
ei vairī nā deya pāsarite”
Synonyms
rādhā-bhāvera — of the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; svabhāva — characteristic; āna — another; kṛṣṇe — to Kṛṣṇa; karāya — causes Her to do; kāma-jñāna — understanding as Cupid; kāma — as Cupid; jñāne — in the understanding; trāsa — fear; haila — was; citte — in the mind; kahe — She says; ye — the person who; jagat — the whole world; māre — conquers; se — that person; paśila — entered; antare — within My heart; ei vairī — this enemy; nā deya — does not allow; pāsarite — to forget.
Translation
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstasy also made Her think of Kṛṣṇa as Cupid, and this understanding frightened Her. She said, “This Cupid, who has conquered the whole world and entered My heart, is My greatest enemy, for He does not allow Me to forget Him.”
Text
udaya haila nija-rājya-mane
mane ha-ila lālasa, nā haya āpana-vaśa,
duḥkhe mane karena bhartsane
Synonyms
autsukyera — of eagerness; prāvīṇye — because of high development; jiti’ — conquering; anya — other; bhāva-sainye — soldiers of ecstasy; udaya — arising; haila — there was; nija-rājya-mane — within the kingdom of Her own mind; mane — within the mind; ha-ila — there was; lālasa — greed; nā — not; haya — becomes; āpana-vaśa — within Her own control; duḥkhe — in unhappiness; mane — to the mind; karena — does; bhartsane — chastisement.
Translation
Then great eagerness conquered all the other soldiers of ecstasy, and an uncontrollable desire arose in the kingdom of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s mind. Greatly unhappy, She then chastised Her own mind.
Text
kṛṣṇa vinā kṣaṇe mari’ yāya
madhura-hāsya-vadane, mana-netra-rasāyane,
kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā dviguṇa bāḍāya
Synonyms
mana mora — My mind; vāma-dīna — unagreeably poor; jala — water; vinā — without; yena — as if; mīna — a fish; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā — without; kṣaṇe — in a moment; mari’ yāya — dies; madhura — sweet; hāsya — smiling; vadane — face; mana — the mind; netra — the eyes; rasa-āyane — very pleasing to; kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā — the thirst for Kṛṣṇa; dvi-guṇa — twice as much; bāḍāya — increases.
Translation
“If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.
Text
hā hā divya sad-guṇa-sāgara!
hā hā śyāma-sundara, hā hā pītāmbara-dhara,
hā hā rāsa-vilāsa nāgara
Synonyms
hā hā — alas; kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa; prāṇa-dhana — the treasure of My life; hā hā — alas; padma-locana — the lotus-eyed one; hā hā — alas; divya — divine; sat-guṇa-sāgara — ocean of transcendental attributes; hā hā — alas; śyāma-sundara — the beautiful blackish youth; hā hā — alas; pīta-ambara-dhara — one who wears yellow garments; hā hā — alas; rāsa-vilāsa — of the rāsa dance; nāgara — the hero.
Translation
“Alas! Where is Kṛṣṇa, the treasure of My life? Where is the lotus-eyed one? Alas! Where is the divine ocean of all transcendental qualities? Alas! Where is the beautiful blackish youth dressed in yellow garments? Alas! Where is the hero of the rāsa dance?
Text
eta kahi’ calilā dhāñā
svarūpa uṭhi’ kole kari’, prabhure ānila dhari’,
nija-sthāne vasāilā laiñā
Synonyms
kāhāṅ — where; gele — going; tomā — You; pāi — I can get; tumi — You; kaha — please tell; tāhāṅ — there; yāi — I shall go; eta kahi’ — saying this; calilā dhāñā — began to run; svarūpa — Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; uṭhi’ — getting up; kole kari’ — taking on his lap; prabhure — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ānila — brought back; dhari’ — catching; nija-sthāne — in His own place; vasāilā — sat down; laiñā — taking.
Translation
“Where shall I go? Where can I find You? Please tell Me. I shall go there.” Speaking in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began running. But Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī stood up, caught Him and took Him on his lap. Then Svarūpa Dāmodara brought Him back to His place and made Him sit down.
Text
“svarūpa, kichu kara madhura gāna”
svarūpa gāya vidyāpati, gīta-govinda-gīti,
śuni’ prabhura juḍāila kāṇa
Synonyms
kṣaṇeke — within a moment; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bāhya — external consciousness; haila — there was; svarūpere ājñā dila — He ordered Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; svarūpa — My dear Svarūpa; kichu — some; kara — make; madhura — sweet; gāna — songs; svarūpa — Svarūpa Dāmodara; gāya — sings; vidyāpati — songs by Vidyāpati; gīta-govinda-gīti — songs from the Gīta-govinda; śuni’ — hearing; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; juḍāila — became satisfied; kāṇa — ears.
Translation
Suddenly Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness and said to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, “My dear Svarūpa, please sing some sweet songs.” The Lord’s ears were satisfied when He heard Svarūpa Dāmodara sing songs from the Gīta-govinda and those by the poet Vidyāpati.
Text
unmāda ceṣṭita haya pralāpa-vacane
Synonyms
Translation
Each day and night, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would become deranged in this way and talk like a madman.
Text
sahasra-mukhe varṇe yadi, nāhi pāya pāra
Synonyms
Translation
Even Anantadeva, who possesses thousands of mouths, cannot fully describe the ecstatic transformations that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu experienced in a single day.
Text
śākhā-candra-nyāya kari’ dig-daraśana
Synonyms
Translation
What can a poor creature like me describe of those transformations? I can give only a hint of them, as if showing the moon through the branches of a tree.
Text
alaukika gūḍha-prema-ceṣṭā haya jñāna
Synonyms
Translation
This description, however, will satisfy the mind and ears of anyone who hears it, and he will be able to understand these uncommon activities of deep ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
Text
āpani āsvādi’ prabhu dekhāilā sīmā
Synonyms
Translation
Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is wonderfully deep. By personally tasting the glorious sweetness of that love, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed us its extreme limit.
Text
aiche dayālu dātā loke nāhi śuni anya
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is wonderfully merciful and wonderfully magnanimous. We have heard of no one else within this world so merciful and charitable.
Text
yāhā haite pāibā kṛṣṇa-premāmṛta-dhana
Synonyms
Translation
O people of the world, worship the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in all respects. Only in this way will you achieve the nectarean treasure of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
Text
unmāda-ceṣṭita tāte unmāda-pralāpa
Synonyms
Translation
Thus I have described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic transformation of becoming like a tortoise. In that ecstasy, He talked and acted like a madman.
Text
gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣe kairāchena prakāśa
Synonyms
Translation
Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has fully described this pastime in his book Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa.
Text
vilaṅghyoccaiḥ kāliṅgika-surabhi-madhye nipatitaḥ
tanūdyat-saṅkocāt kamaṭha iva kṛṣṇoru-virahād
virājan gaurāṅgo hṛdaya udayan māṁ madayati
Synonyms
anudghāṭya — without opening; dvāra-trayam — the three doors; uru — strong; ca — and; bhitti-trayam — three walls; aho — how wonderful; vilaṅghya — crossing over; uccaiḥ — very high; kāliṅgika — of Kāliṅga-deśa, which is in the district of Tailaṅga; surabhi-madhye — among the cows; nipatitaḥ — fallen down; tanu-udyat-saṅkocāt — by contracting within the body; kamaṭhaḥ — a tortoise; iva — like; kṛṣṇa-uru-virahāt — because of strong feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa; virājan — appearing; gaurāṅgaḥ — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; hṛdaye — in my heart; udayan — rising; mām — me; madayati — maddens.
Translation
“How wonderful it is! Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left His residence without opening the three strongly bolted doors. Then He crossed over three high walls, and later, because of strong feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa, He fell down amidst the cows of the Tailaṅga district and retracted all the limbs of His body like a tortoise. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who appeared in that way, rises in my heart and maddens me.”
Text
caitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsa
Synonyms
śrī-rūpa — Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; raghunātha — Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; pade — at the lotus feet; yāra — whose; āśa — expectation; caitanya-caritāmṛta — the book named Caitanya-caritāmṛta; kahe — describes; kṛṣṇadāsa — Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī.
Translation
Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.
Purport
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, seventeenth chapter, describing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastime of retracting His limbs like a tortoise.