1|Antya 17-1975: The Bodily Transformations of Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu
2|Chapter 17
3|The Bodily Transformations of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
4|Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the following summary of
>|this Seventeenth Chapter in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya.
>|Absorbed in transcendental ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|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 Tailanga. There He
>|remained unconscious, assuming the aspect of a tortoise.
5|Antya 17.1
6|TEXT 1
7|TEXT
8|likhyate srila-gaurendor
9|atyadbhutam alaukikam
10|yair drstam tan-mukhac chrutva
11|divyonmada-vicestitam
12|SYNONYMS
13|likhyate-they are being written; srila-most opulent; gaura-
>|of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; indoh-moonlike; ati-very;
>|adbhutam-wonderful; alaukikam-uncommon; yaih-by whom;
>|drstam-personally seen; tat-mukhat-from their mouths;
>|srutva-after hearing; divya-unmada-in transcendental
>|madness; vicestitam-activities.
14|TRANSLATION
15|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.
16|Antya 17.2
17|TEXT 2
18|TEXT
19|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
20|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
21|SYNONYMS
22|jaya jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Lord Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Lord Nityananda;
>| jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Acarya; jaya-
>|all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
23|TRANSLATION
24|All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord
>|Nityananda! All glories to Advaitacandra! all glories
>|to all the devotees of the Lord!
25|Antya 17.3
26|TEXT 3
27|TEXT
28|ei-mata mahaprabhu ratri-divase
29|unmadera cesta, pralapa kare premavese
30|SYNONYMS
31|ei-mata-in this way; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|ratri-divase-night and day; unmadera-of a madman; cesta-
>|activities; pralapa kare-talks insanely; prema-avese-in
>|ecstatic love.
32|TRANSLATION
33|Absorbed in ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu acted and
>|talked like a madman day and night.
34|Antya 17.4
35|TEXT 4
36|TEXT
37|eka-dina prabhu svarupa-ramananda-sange
38|ardha-ratri gonaila krsna-katha-range
39|SYNONYMS
40|eka-dina-one day; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; svarupa-
>|ramananda-sange-with Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Ramananda
>|Raya; ardha-ratri-half the night; gonaila-passed; krsna-
>|katha-of discussing Krsna's pastimes; range-in the matter.
41|TRANSLATION
42|In the company of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Ramananda
>|Raya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu once passed half the night
>|talking about the pastimes of Lord Krsna.
43|Antya 17.5
44|TEXT 5
45|TEXT
46|yabe yei bhava prabhura karaye udaya
47|bhavanurupa gita gaya svarupa-mahasaya
48|SYNONYMS
49|yabe-whenever; yei-whatever; bhava-ecstasy; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karaye udaya-rises; bhava-anurupa-
>|befitting the emotion; gita-song; gaya-sings; svarupa-
>|Svarupa Damodara; mahasaya-the great personality.
50|TRANSLATION
51|As they talked of Krsna, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami would
>|sing songs exactly suitable for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
>|transcendental emotions.
52|Antya 17.6
53|TEXT 6
54|TEXT
55|vidyapati, candidasa, sri-gita-govinda
56|bhavanurupa sloka padena raya-ramananda
57|SYNONYMS
58|vidyapati-the author Vidyapati; candidasa-the author
>|Candidasa; sri-gita-govinda-the famous book by Jayadeva
>|Gosvami; bhava-anurupa-according to the ecstatic emotion;
>|sloka-verses; padena-recites; raya-ramananda-Ramananda Raya.
59|TRANSLATION
60|
>|Ramananda Raya would quote verses from the books of
>|Vidyapati and Candidasa, and especially from the Gita-
>|govinda by Jayadeva Gosvami , to complement the ecstasy
>|of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
61|Antya 17.7
62|TEXT 7
63|TEXT
64|madhye madhye apane prabhu sloka padiya
65|slokera artha karena prabhu vilapa kariya
66|SYNONYMS
67|madhye madhye-at intervals; apane-personally; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sloka-a verse; padiya-reciting;
>|slokera-of the verse; artha-meaning; karena-gives; prabhu-
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vilapa kariya-lamenting.
68|TRANSLATION
69|At intervals, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would also recite a
>|verse. Then, in great lamentation, He would explain it.
70|Antya 17.8
71|TEXT 8
72|TEXT
73|ei-mate nana-bhave ardha-ratri haila
74|gosanire sayana karai' dunhe ghare gela
75|SYNONYMS
76|ei-mate-in this way; nana-bhave-in varieties of emotions;
>|ardha-ratri-half the night; haila-passed; gosanire-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sayana karai'-making Him lie down;
>|dunhe-both; ghare gela-went home.
77|TRANSLATION
78|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed half the night
>|experiencing varieties of emotions. Finally, after making
>|the Lord lie down on His bed, both Svarupa Damodara and
>|Ramananda Raya returned to their homes.
79|Antya 17.9
80|TEXT 9
81|TEXT
82|gambhirara dvare govinda karila sayana
83|saba-ratri prabhu karena ucca-sankirtana
84|SYNONYMS
85|gambhirara-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's room; dvare-at the
>|door; govinda-His personal servant; karila sayana-lay down;
>|saba-ratri-all night; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|karena-performs; ucca-sankirtana-loud chanting.
86|TRANSLATION
87|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's personal servant, Govinda, lay
>|down at the door of His room, and the Lord very loudly
>|chanted the Hare Krsna maha-mantra all night.
88|Antya 17.10
89|TEXT 10
90|TEXT
91|acambite sunena prabhu krsna-venu-gana
92|bhavavese prabhu tahan karila prayana
93|SYNONYMS
94|acambite-suddenly; sunena-hears; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; krsna-venu-of Krsna's flute; gana-the vibration;
>| bhava-avese-in ecstatic emotion; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; tahan-there; karila prayana-departed.
95|TRANSLATION
96|Suddenly, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard the vibration of
>|Krsna's flute. Then, in ecstasy, He began to depart to see
>|Lord Krsna.
97|Antya 17.11
98|TEXT 11
99|TEXT
100|tina-dvare kapata aiche ache ta' lagiya
101|bhavavese prabhu gela bahira hana
102|SYNONYMS
103|tina-dvare-in three doorways; kapata-the doors; aiche-as
>|previously; ache-are; ta'' lagiya-being closed; bhava-avese-
>|in ecstatic emotion; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela-
>|went; bahira-out; hana-being.
104|TRANSLATION
105|All three doors were fastened as usual, but Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, in great ecstasy, nevertheless got out of the
>|room and left the house.
106|Antya 17.12
107|TEXT 12
108|TEXT
109|simha-dvara-daksine ache tailangi-gabhi-gana
110|tahan yai' padila prabhu hana acetana
111|SYNONYMS
112|simha-dvara-of the gate named Simha-dvara; daksine-on the
>|southern side; ache-there are; tailangi-gabhi-gana-cows
>|belonging to the Tailanga district; tahan-there; yai'-going;
>| padila-fell down; prabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|hana acetana-becoming unconscious.
113|TRANSLATION
114|He went to a cow shed on the southern side of the Simha-
>|dvara. There the Lord fell down unconscious among cows from
>|the district of Tailanga.
115|Antya 17.13
116|TEXT 13
117|TEXT
118|etha govinda mahaprabhura sabda na pana
119|svarupere bolaila kapata khuliya
120|SYNONYMS
121|etha-here; govinda-Govinda; mahaprabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; sabda-sound; na pana-not getting; svarupere-
>|Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; bolaila-called for; kapata-the
>|doors; khuliya-opening.
122|TRANSLATION
123|Meanwhile, not hearing any sounds from Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, Govinda immediately sent for Svarupa Damodara
>|and opened the doors.
124|Antya 17.14
125|TEXT 14
126|TEXT
127|tabe svarupa-gosani sange lana bhakta-gana
128|deuti jvaliya karena prabhura anvesana
129|SYNONYMS
130|tabe-thereafter; svarupa-gosani-Svarupa Damodara Gosvami;
>|sange-with him; lana-taking; bhakta-gana-the devotees;
>|deuti-lamp; jvaliya-burning; karena-does; prabhura-for Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anvesana-searching.
131|TRANSLATION
132|Then Svarupa Damodara Gosvami lit a torch, and went out
>|with all the devotees to search for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
133|Antya 17.15
134|TEXT 15
135|TEXT
136|iti-uti anvesiya simha-dvare gela
137|gabhi-gana-madhye yai' prabhure paila
138|SYNONYMS
139|iti-uti-here and there; anvesiya-searching; simha-dvare-to
>|the gate named Simha-dvara; gela-went; gabhi-gana-madhye-
>|among the cows; yai'-going; prabhure paila-found Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
140|TRANSLATION
141|After searching here and there, they finally came to the
>|cow shed near the Simha-dvara. There they saw Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu lying unconscious among the cows.
142|Antya 17.16
143|TEXT 16
144|TEXT
145|petera bhitara hasta-pada-kurmera akara
146|mukhe phena, pulakanga, netre asru-dhara
147|SYNONYMS
148|petera-the abdomen; bhitara-within; hasta-pada-the arms and
>|legs; kurmera akara-just like a tortoise; mukhe-in the
>|mouth; phena-foam; pulaka-anga-eruptions on the body; netre-
>|in the eyes; asru-dhara-a flow of tears.
149|TRANSLATION
150|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.
151|Antya 17.17
152|TEXT 17
153|TEXT
154|acetana padiyachena,-yena kusmanda-phala
155|bahire jadima, antare ananda-vihvala
156|SYNONYMS
157|acetana-unconscious; padiyachena-was lying down; yena-as if;
>| kusmanda-phala-a pumpkin; bahire-externally; jadima-
>|complete inertia; antare-within; ananda-vihvala-overwhelmed
>|with transcendental bliss.
158|TRANSLATION
159|As the Lord lay there unconscious, His body resembled a
>|large pumpkin. Externally He was completely inert, but
>|within He felt overwhelming transcendental bliss.
160|Antya 17.18
161|TEXT 18
162|TEXT
163|gabhi saba caudike sunke prabhura sri-anga
164|dura kaile nahi chade prabhura sri-anga-sanga
165|SYNONYMS
166|gabhi-cows; saba-all; cau-dike-around; sunke-sniff;
>|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sri-anga-the
>|transcendental body; dura kaile-if they are taken away;
>|nahi chade-they do not give up; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; sri-anga-sanga-association with the
>|transcendental body.
167|TRANSLATION
168|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 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
169|Antya 17.19
170|TEXT 19
171|TEXT
172|aneka karila yatna, na haya cetana
173|prabhure uthana ghare anila bhakta-gana
174|SYNONYMS
175|aneka-many; karila-made; yatna-endeavors; na haya-there was
>|not; cetana-consciousness; prabhure-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>| uthana-lifting; ghare-home; anila-brought; bhakta-gana-the
>|devotees.
176|TRANSLATION
177|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.
178|Antya 17.20
179|TEXT 20
180|TEXT
181|ucca kari' sravane kare nama-sankirtana
182|aneka-ksane mahaprabhu paila cetana
183|SYNONYMS
184|ucca kari'-very loudly; sravane-in the ears; kare-perform;
>|nama-sankirtana-chanting of the holy name; aneka-ksane-
>|after a considerable time; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; paila cetana-returned to consciousness.
185|TRANSLATION
186|All the devotees began to chant the Hare Krsna mantra very
>|loudly, and after a considerable time ,
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu regained consciousness.
187|Antya 17.21
188|TEXT 21
189|TEXT
190|cetana ha-ile hasta-pada bahire aila
191|purvavat yatha-yogya sarira ha-ila
192|SYNONYMS
193|cetana ha-ile-when there was consciousness; hasta-pada-the
>|arms and legs; bahire-outside; aila-came; purvavat-as
>|before; yatha-yogya-in complete order; sarira-the body; ha-
>|ila-was.
194|TRANSLATION
195|When He regained consciousness, His arms and legs came out
>|of His body, and His whole body returned to normal.
196|Antya 17.22
197|TEXT 22
198|TEXT
199|uthiya vasilena prabhu, cahena iti-uti
200|svarupe kahena,-"tumi ama anila kati?
201|SYNONYMS
202|uthiya-getting up; vasilena-sat down; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; cahena-looks; iti-uti-here and there; svarupe-
>|to Svarupa Damodara; kahena-says; tumi-you; ama-Me; anila-
>|have brought; kati-where.
203|TRANSLATION
204|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stood up, and then sat down again.
>|Looking here and there, He inquired from Svarupa Damodara, "
>|Where have you brought Me?
205|Antya 17.23
206|TEXT 23
207|TEXT
208|venu-sabda suni' ami gelana vrndavana
209|dekhi,-gosthe venu bajaya vrajendra-nandana
210|SYNONYMS
211|venu-sabda-the vibration of the flute; suni'-after hearing;
>|ami-I; gelana-went; vrndavana-to Vrndavana; dekhi-I saw;
>|gosthe-in the pasturing field; venu-the flute; bajaya-
>|played; vrajendra-nandana-Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.
212|TRANSLATION
213|"After hearing the vibration of a flute, I went to
>|Vrndavana, and there I saw that Krsna, the son of Maharaja
>|Nanda, was playing on His flute in the pasturing grounds.
214|Antya 17.24
215|TEXT 24
216|TEXT
217|sanketa-venu-nade radha ani' kunja-ghare
218|kunjere calila krsna krida karibare
219|SYNONYMS
220|sanketa-venu-nade-by the signal of the vibration of the
>|flute; radha-Srimati Radharani; ani'-bringing; kunja-ghare-
>|to a bower; kunjere-within the bower; calila-went; krsna-
>|Lord Krsna; krida karibare-to perform pastimes.
221|TRANSLATION
222|"He brought Srimati Radharani to a bower by signaling with
>|His flute. Then He entered within that bower to perform
>|pastimes with Her.
223|Antya 17.25
224|TEXT 25
225|TEXT
226|tanra pache pache ami karinu gamana
227|tanra bhusa-dhvanite amara harila sravana
228|SYNONYMS
229|tanra pache pache-just behind Him; ami-I; karinu gamana-
>|went; tanra-His; bhusa-dhvanite-by the sound of ornaments;
>|amara-My; harila-became captivated; sravana-ears.
230|TRANSLATION
231|"I entered the bower just behind Krsna, My ears captivated
>|by the sound of His ornaments.
232|Antya 17.26
233|TEXT 26
234|TEXT
235|gopi-gana-saha vihara, hasa, parihasa
236|kantha-dhvani-ukti suni' mora karnollasa
237|SYNONYMS
238|gopi-gana-saha-with the gopis; vihara-pastimes; hasa-
>|laughing; pari-hasa-joking; kantha-dhvani-ukti-vocal
>|expressions; suni'-hearing; mora-My; karna-ullasa-
>|jubilation of the ears.
239|TRANSLATION
240|"I saw Krsna and the gopis enjoying all kinds of pastimes
>|while laughing and joking together. Hearing their vocal
>|expressions enhanced the joy of My ears.
241|Antya 17.27
242|TEXT 27
243|TEXT
244|hena-kale tumi-saba kolahala kari'
245|ama inha lana aila balatkara kari'
246|SYNONYMS
247|hena-kale-at this time; tumi-saba-all of you; kolahala kari'
>|-making a tumultuous sound; ama-Me; inha-here; lana aila-
>|brought back; balatkara kari'-by force.
248|TRANSLATION
249|"Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and brought
>|Me back here by force.
250|Antya 17.28
251|TEXT 28
252|TEXT
253|sunite na painu sei amrta-sama vani
254|sunite na painu bhusana-muralira dhvani"
255|SYNONYMS
256|sunite na painu-I could not hear; sei-those; amrta-sama-
>|exactly like nectar; vani-voices; sunite na painu-I could
>|not hear; bhusana-of ornaments; muralira-of the flute;
>|dhvani-vibration.
257|TRANSLATION
258|"Because you brought Me back here, I could no longer hear
>|the nectarean voices of Krsna and the gopis, nor could I
>|hear the sounds of their ornaments or the flute."
259|Antya 17.29
260|TEXT 29
261|TEXT
262|bhavavese svarupe kahena gadgada-vani
263|'karna trsnaya mare, pada rasayana, suni'
264|SYNONYMS
265|bhava-avese-in great ecstasy; svarupe-to Svarupa Damodara;
>|kahena-says; gadgada-vani-in a faltering voice; karna-the
>|ears; trsnaya-because of thirst; mare-dies; pada-recite;
>|rasa-ayana-something relishable; suni'-let Me hear.
266|TRANSLATION
267|In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to Svarupa
>|Damodara in a faltering voice, "My ears are dying of thirst.
>| Please recite something to quench this thirst. Let me hear
>|it."
268|Antya 17.30
269|TEXT 30
270|TEXT
271|svarupa-gosani prabhura bhava janiya
272|bhagavatera sloka pade madhura kariya
273|SYNONYMS
274|svarupa-gosani-Svarupa Damodara Gosani; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhava-the emotion; janiya-
>|understanding; bhagavatera-of Srimad-Bhagavatam; sloka-a
>|verse; pade-recites; madhura kariya-in a sweet voice.
275|TRANSLATION
276|Understanding the ecstatic emotions of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, Svarupa Damodara, in a sweet voice, recited the
>|following verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam.
277|Antya 17.31
278|TEXT 31
279|TEXT
280|ka stry anga te kala-padamrta-venu-gita-
281|sammohitarya-caritan na calet trilokyam
282|trailokya-saubhagam idam ca niriksya rupam
283|yad go-dvija-druma-mrgah pulakany abibhran
284|SYNONYMS
285|ka-what; stri-woman; anga-O Krsna; te-of You; kala-pada-by
>|the rhythms; amrta-venu-gita-of the sweet songs of the
>|flute; sammohita-being captivated; arya-caritat-from the
>|path of chastity according to Vedic civilization; na-not;
>|calet-would wander; tri-lokyam-in the three worlds; trai-
>|lokya-saubhagam-which is the fortune of the three worlds;
>|idam-this; ca-and; niriksya-by observing; rupam-beauty; yat-
>|which; go-the cows; dvija-birds; druma-trees; mrgah-forest
>|animals like the deer; pulakani-transcendental jubilation;
>|abibhran-manifested.
286|TRANSLATION
287|" 'My dear Lord Krsna, where is that woman
>|within the three worlds who cannot be captivated by
>|the rhythms of the sweet songs coming from Your wonderful
>|flute? Who cannot 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.'
288|PURPORT
289|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.29.40).
290|Antya 17.32
291|TEXT 32
292|TEXT
293|suni' prabhu gopi-bhave avista ha-ila
294|bhagavatera slokera artha karite lagila
295|SYNONYMS
296|suni'-hearing; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gopi-bhave-
>|in the emotion of the gopis; avista ha-ila-became
>|overwhelmed; bhagavatera-of Srimad-Bhagavatam; slokera-of
>|the verse; artha-the meaning; karite lagila-began to
>|explain.
297|TRANSLATION
298|Upon hearing this verse, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|overwhelmed with the ecstasy of the gopis, began to explain
>|it.
299|Antya 17.33
300|TEXT 33
301|TEXT
302|haila gopi-bhavavesa, kaila rase paravesa,
303|krsnera suni' upeksa-vacana
304|krsnera mukha-hasya-vani, tyage taha satya mani',
305|rose krsne dena olahana
306|SYNONYMS
307|haila-there was; gopi-of the gopis; bhava-avesa-ecstatic
>|emotion; kaila-did; rase-in the rasa dance; paravesa-
>|entrance; krsnera-of Lord Krsna; suni'-hearing; upeksa-
>|vacana-the words of negligence; krsnera-of Lord Krsna;
>|mukha-face; hasya-smiling; vani-talking; tyage-renounce;
>|taha-that; satya mani'-taking as a fact; rose-in anger;
>|krsne-to Lord Krsna; dena-give; olahana-chastisement.
308|TRANSLATION
309|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "The gopis entered the arena
>|of the rasa dance in ecstasy, but after hearing Krsna's
>|words of negligence and detachment, they understood that He
>|was going to renounce them. Thus they began to chastise Him
>|in anger.
310|Antya 17.34
311|TEXT 34
312|TEXT
313|"nagara, kaha, tumi kariya niscaya
314|ei trijagat bhari', ache yata yogya nari,
315|tomara venu kahan na akarsaya?
316|SYNONYMS
317|nagara-O lover; kaha-say; tumi-You; kariya-making; niscaya-
>|certain; ei-these; tri-jagat-three worlds; bhari'-filling;
>|ache-there are; yata-as many; yogya-suitable; nari-women;
>|tomara-Your; venu-flute; kahan-where; na-not; akarsaya-
>|attracts.
318|TRANSLATION
319|" '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?
320|Antya 17.35
321|TEXT 35
322|TEXT
323|kaila jagate venu - dhvani , siddha-mantra
>|yogini ,
324|duti hana mohe nari-mana
325|mahotkantha badana, arya-patha chadana,
326|ani' tomaya kare samarpana
327|SYNONYMS
328|kaila-You have made; jagate-in the world; venu-dhvani-the
>|vibration of the flute; siddha-mantra-perfected in chanting
>|mantras; yogini-a female mystic; duti-a messenger; hana-
>|being; mohe-enchants; nari-mana-the minds of women; maha-
>|utkantha-great anxiety; badana-increasing; arya-patha-the
>|regulative principles; chadana-inducing to give up; ani'-
>|bringing; tomaya-to You; kare samarpana-delivers.
329|TRANSLATION
330|" 'When You play Your flute, it acts like a
>|messenger in the form of a yogini 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.
331|Antya 17.36
332|TEXT 36
333|TEXT
334|dharma chadaya venu-dvare, hane kataksa-kama-sare,
335|lajja, bhaya, sakala chadaya
336|ebe amaya kari' rosa, kahi' pati-tyage 'dosa',
337|dharmika hana dharma sikhaya!
338|SYNONYMS
339|dharma-religious principles; chadaya-induces to reject;
>|venu-dvare-through the flute; hane-pierces; kataksa-
>|glancing; kama-sare-by the arrows of lust; lajja-shame;
>|bhaya-fear; sakala-all; chadaya-induces to give up; ebe-now;
>| amaya-at us; kari' rosa-becoming angry; kahi'-saying; pati-
>|tyage-to give up one's husband; dosa-fault; dharmika-very
>|religious; hana-becoming; dharma-religious principles;
>|sikhaya-You teach.
340|TRANSLATION
341|" '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.
342|Antya 17.37
343|TEXT 37
344|TEXT
345|anya-katha, anya-mana, bahire anya acarana,
346|ei saba satha-paripati
347|tumi jana parihasa, haya narira sarva-nasa,
348|chada ei saba kutinati
349|SYNONYMS
350|anya-different; katha-words; anya-different; mana-mind;
>|bahire-externally; anya-different; acarana-behavior; ei-
>|these; saba-all; satha-paripati-well-planned cheating
>|behavior; tumi-You; jana-know; parihasa-joking; haya-there
>|is; narira-of women; sarva-nasa-total annihilation; chada-
>|please give up; ei-these; saba-all; kutinati-clever tricks.
351|TRANSLATION
352|" '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.
353|Antya 17.38
354|TEXT 38
355|TEXT
356|venu-nada amrta-ghole, amrta-samana mitha bole,
357|amrta-samana bhusana-sinjita
358|tina amrte hare kana, hare mana, hare prana,
359|kemane nari dharibeka cita?"
360|SYNONYMS
361|venu-nada-the vibration of the flute; amrta-ghole-like
>|nectarean buttermilk; amrta-samana-equal to nectar; mitha
>|bole-sweet talking; amrta-samana-exactly like nectar;
>|bhusana-sinjita-the vibration of ornaments; tina-three;
>|amrte-nectars; hare-attract; kana-the ear; hare-attract;
>|mana-the mind; hare-attract; prana-the life; kemane-how;
>|nari-women; dharibeka-will keep; cita-patience or
>|consciousness.
362|TRANSLATION
363|" '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.' "
364|Antya 17.39
365|TEXT 39
366|TEXT
367|eta kahi' krodhavese, bhavera tarange bhase,
368|utkantha-sagare dube mana
369|radhara utkantha-vani, padi' apane vakhani,
370|krsna-madhurya kare asvadana
371|SYNONYMS
372|eta kahi'-saying this; krodha-avese-in the mood of anger;
>|bhavera tarange-in the waves of ecstatic love; bhase-floats;
>| utkantha-of anxieties; sagare-in the ocean; dube mana-
>|merges the mind; radhara-of Srimati Radharani; utkantha-
>|vani-words of anxiety; padi'-reciting; apane-personally;
>|vakhani-explaining; krsna-madhurya-the sweetness of Krsna;
>|kare asvadana-tastes.
373|TRANSLATION
374|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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 Srimati
>|Radharani expressing the same emotion. Then He personally
>|explained the verse and thus tasted the sweetness of Krsna.
375|Antya 17.40
376|TEXT 40
377|TEXT
378|nadaj-jalada-nisvanah sravana-karsi-sac-chinjitah
379|sanarma-rasa-sucakaksara-padartha-bhangy-uktikah
380|ramadika-varangana-hrdaya-hari-vamsi-kalah
381|sa me madana-mohanah sakhi tanoti karna-sprham
382|SYNONYMS
383|nadat-resounding; jalada-the cloud; nisvanah-whose voice;
>|sravana-the ears; karsi-attracting; sat-sinjitah-the
>|tinkling of whose ornaments; sa-narma-with deep meaning;
>|rasa-sucaka-joking; aksara-letters; pada-artha-meanings;
>|bhangi-indications; uktikah-whose talk; rama-adika-
>|beginning with the goddess of fortune; vara-angana-of
>|beautiful women; hrdaya-hari-attracting the hearts; vamsi-
>|kalah-the sound of whose flute; sah-that; me-My; madana-
>|mohanah-Madana-mohana; sakhi-My dear friend; tanoti-expands;
>| karna-sprham-the desire of the ears.
384|TRANSLATION
385|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "My dear friend, the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, has a voice as deep
>|as a cloud resounding in the sky. With the tinkling of His
>|ornaments , He attracts the ears of the gopis, 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.'
386|PURPORT
387|This verse is found in the Govinda-lilamrta (8.5).
388|Antya 17.41
389|TEXT 41
390|TEXT
391|"kanthera gambhira dhvani, navaghana-dhvani jini',
392|yara gune kokila lajaya
393|tara eka sruti-kane, dubaya jagatera kane,
394|punah kana bahudi' na aya
395|SYNONYMS
396|kanthera-of the throat; gambhira-deep; dhvani-sound; nava-
>|ghana-of new clouds; dhvani-the resounding; jini'-
>|conquering; yara-of which; gune-the attributes; kokila-the
>|cuckoo; lajaya-put to shame; tara-of that; eka-one; sruti-
>|kane-particle of sound; dubaya-inundates; jagatera-of the
>|whole world; kane-the ear; punah-again; kana-the ear;
>|bahudi'-getting out; na aya-cannot come.
397|TRANSLATION
398|"Krsna'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.
399|Antya 17.42
400|TEXT 42
401|TEXT
402|kaha, sakhi, ki kari upaya?
403|krsnera se sabda-gune, harile amara kane,
404|