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Madhya 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Chapter 2:

The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

In the Second Chapter of the Madhya-lila, the author describes the

pastimes the Lord performed during the last twelve years of His life.

Thus he has also described some of the pastimes of the antya-lila. Why

he has done so is very difficult for an ordinary person to understand.

The author expects that reading the pastimes of the Lord will gradually

help a person awaken his dormant love of Krsna. Actually this Caitanya-

caritamrta was compiled by the author during very old age. Fearing he

might not be able to finish the book, he has included a synopsis of the

antya-lila here in the Second Chapter. Srila Kaviraja Gosvami has

confirmed that the opinion of Svarupa Damodara is authoritative in the

matter of devotional service. Over and above this are the notes of

Svarupa Damodara, memorized by Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who also helped

in the compilation of the Caitanya-caritamrta. After the disappearance

of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami went to Vrndavana.

At that time the author, Srila Kaviraja Gosvami, met Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami, by whose mercy he also could memorize all the notes. In this

way the author was able to complete this transcendental literature, Sri

Caitanya-caritamrta.

Madhya 2.1

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vicchede 'smin prabhor antya-

lila-sutranuvarnane

gaurasya krsna-viccheda-

pralapady anuvarnyate

SYNONYMS

vicchede -- in the chapter; asmin -- this; prabhoh -- of the Lord; antya-

lila -- of the last division of His pastimes; sutra -- of a synopsis;

anuvarnane -- in the matter of description; gaurasya -- of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-viccheda -- of separation from Krsna; pralapa

-- craziness; adi -- other subject matters; anuvarnyate -- is being

described.

TRANSLATION

While relating in synopsis form the last division of the pastimes of

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in this chapter I shall describe the Lord's

transcendental ecstasy, which appears like madness due to His separation

from Krsna.

PURPORT

In this Second Chapter, the activities of Lord Caitanya that took place

after the Lord accepted sannyasa are generally described. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu is specifically mentioned here as being gaura, or of fair

complexion. Krsna is generally known to be blackish, but when He is

absorbed in the thought of the gopis, who are all of fair complexion,

Krsna Himself also becomes fair. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in particular

felt separation from Krsna very deeply, exactly like a lover who is

dejected in separation from the beloved. Such feelings, which were

expressed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for nearly twelve years at the end

of His pastimes, are described in brief in this Second Chapter of Madhya-

lila.

Madhya 2.2

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jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya sri-caitanya -- all glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya

nityananda -- all glories to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaitacandra -- all

glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- all glories to the

devotees of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda!

All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of the

Lord!

Madhya 2.3

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sesa ye rahila prabhura dvadasa vatsara

krsnera viyoga-sphurti haya nirantara

SYNONYMS

sesa -- at the end; ye -- those; rahila -- remained; prabhura -- of Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dvadasa vatsara -- twelve years; krsnera -- of

Lord Krsna; viyoga -- of separation; sphurti -- manifestation; haya --

is; nirantara -- always.

TRANSLATION

During His last twelve years, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always manifested

all the symptoms of ecstasy in separation from Krsna.

Madhya 2.4

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sri-radhikara cesta yena uddhava-darsane

ei-mata dasa prabhura haya ratri-dine

SYNONYMS

sri-radhikara -- of Srimati Radharani; cesta -- the activities; yena --

just like; uddhava-darsane -- in seeing Uddhava at Vrndavana; ei-mata --

in this way; dasa -- the condition; prabhura -- of the Lord; haya -- is;

ratri-dine -- day and night.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's state of mind, day and night, was practically

identical to Radharani's state of mind when Uddhava came to Vrndavana to

see the gopis.

Madhya 2.5

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nirantara haya prabhura viraha-unmada

bhrama-maya cesta sada, pralapa-maya vada

SYNONYMS

nirantara -- constantly; haya -- is; prabhura -- of the Lord; viraha --

of separation; unmada -- the madness; bhrama-maya -- forgetful; cesta --

activities; sada -- always; pralapa-maya -- full of delirium; vada --

talking.

TRANSLATION

The Lord constantly exhibited a state of mind reflecting the madness of

separation. All His activities were based on forgetfulness, and His

talks were always based on madness.

Madhya 2.6

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roma-kupe raktodgama, danta saba hale

ksane anga ksina haya, ksane anga phule

SYNONYMS

roma-kupe -- the pores of the body; rakta-udgama -- exuding blood; danta

-- teeth; saba -- all; hale -- loosen; ksane -- in one moment; anga --

the whole body; ksina -- slender; haya -- becomes; ksane -- in another

moment; anga -- the body; phule -- fattens.

TRANSLATION

Blood flowed from all the pores of His body, and all His teeth were

loosened. At one moment His whole body became slender, and at another

moment His whole body became fat.

Madhya 2.7

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gambhira-bhitare ratre nahi nidra-lava

bhitte mukha-sira ghase, ksata haya saba

SYNONYMS

gambhira-bhitare -- inside the inner room; ratre -- at night; nahi --

there is not; nidra-lava -- a fraction of sleep; bhitte -- on the wall;

mukha -- mouth; sira -- head; ghase -- grind; ksata -- injuries; haya --

there are; saba -- all.

TRANSLATION

The small room beyond the corridor is called the Gambhira. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu used to stay in that room, but He did not sleep for a moment.

All night He used to grind His mouth and head on the wall, and His face

sustained injuries all over.

Madhya 2.8

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tina dvare kapata, prabhu yayena bahire

kabhu simha-dvare pade, kabhu sindhu-nire

SYNONYMS

tina dvare -- the three doors; kapata -- completely closed; prabhu --

the Lord; yayena -- goes; bahire -- outside; kabhu -- sometimes; simha-

dvare -- at the gate of the temple of Jagannatha, known as Simha-dvara;

pade -- falls flat; kabhu -- sometimes; sindhu-nire -- in the water of

the sea.

TRANSLATION

Although the three doors of the house were always closed, the Lord would

nonetheless go out and sometimes would be found at the Jagannatha Temple,

before the gate known as Simha-dvara. And sometimes the Lord would fall

flat into the sea.

Madhya 2.9

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cataka parvata dekhi' ‘govardhana' bhrame

dhana cale arta-nada kariya krandane

SYNONYMS

cataka parvata -- the sand dunes; dekhi' -- seeing; govardhana --

Govardhana Hill in Vrndavana; bhrame -- mistakes; dhana -- running; cale

-- goes; arta-nada -- wail; kariya -- making; krandane -- cries.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would also run very fast across the sand dunes,

mistaking them for Govardhana. As He ran, He would wail and cry loudly.

PURPORT

Because of the winds of the sea, sometimes the sand would form dunes.

Such sand dunes are called cataka parvata. Instead of seeing these sand

dunes simply as hills of sand, the Lord would take them to be Govardhana

Hill. Sometimes He would run toward these dunes at high speed, crying

very loudly, expressing the state of mind exhibited by Radharani. Thus

Caitanya Mahaprabhu was absorbed in thoughts of Krsna and His pastimes.

His state of mind brought Him the atmosphere of Vrndavana and Govardhana

Hill, and thus He enjoyed the transcendental bliss of separation and

meeting.

Madhya 2.10

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upavanodyana dekhi' vrndavana-jnana

tahan yai' nace, gaya, ksane murccha ya'na

SYNONYMS

upavana-udyana -- small parks; dekhi' -- seeing; vrndavana-jnana -- took

them to be the forests of Vrndavana; tahan -- there; yai' -- going; nace

-- dances; gaya -- sings; ksane -- in a moment; murccha --

unconsciousness; ya'na -- goes.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes Caitanya Mahaprabhu mistook the small parks of the city for

Vrndavana. Sometimes He would go there, dance and chant and sometimes

fall unconscious in spiritual ecstasy.

Madhya 2.11

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kahan nahi suni yei bhavera vikara

sei bhava haya prabhura sarire pracara

SYNONYMS

kahan -- anywhere; nahi -- not; suni -- we hear; yei -- that; bhavera --

of ecstasy; vikara -- transformation; sei -- that; bhava -- ecstasy;

haya -- is; prabhura -- of the Lord; sarire -- in the body; pracara --

manifest.

TRANSLATION

The extraordinary transformations of the body due to transcendental

feelings would never have been possible for anyone but the Lord, in

whose body all transformations were manifest.

PURPORT

The ecstatic transformations of the body described in such exalted

literatures as the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu are practically not seen in

this material world. However, these symptoms were perfectly present in

the body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. These symptoms are indicative of

mahabhava, or the highest ecstasy. Sometimes sahajiyas artificially

imitate these symptoms, but experienced devotees reject such imitations

immediately. The author admits herein that these symptoms are not to be

found anywhere but in the body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 2.12

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hasta-padera sandhi saba vitasti-pramane

sandhi chadi' bhinna haye, carma rahe sthane

SYNONYMS

hasta-padera -- of the hands and legs; sandhi -- joints; saba -- all;

vitasti -- about eight inches; pramane -- in length; sandhi -- joints;

chadi' -- dislocated; bhinna -- separated; haye -- become; carma -- skin;

rahe -- remains; sthane -- in the place.

TRANSLATION

The joints of His hands and legs would sometimes become separated by

eight inches, and they remained connected only by the skin.

Madhya 2.13

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hasta, pada, sira saba sarira-bhitare

pravista haya -- kurma-rupa dekhiye prabhure

SYNONYMS

hasta -- the hands; pada -- the legs; sira -- head; saba -- all; sarira -

- the body; bhitare -- within; pravista -- entered; haya -- is; kurma-

rupa -- like a tortoise; dekhiye -- one sees; prabhure -- the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's hands, legs and head would all enter

within His body, just like the withdrawn limbs of a tortoise.

Madhya 2.14

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ei mata adbhuta-bhava sarire prakasa

manete sunyata, vakye ha-ha-hutasa

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; adbhuta -- wonderful; bhava -- ecstasy; sarire --

in the body; prakasa -- manifestation; manete -- in the mind; sunyata --

vacancy; vakye -- in speaking; ha-ha -- despondency; hutasa --

disappointment.

TRANSLATION

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to manifest wonderful ecstatic

symptoms. His mind appeared vacant, and there were only hopelessness and

disappointment in His words.

Madhya 2.15

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kahan mora prana-natha murali-vadana

kahan karon kahan pan vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS

kahan -- where; mora -- My; prana-natha -- Lord of the life; murali-

vadana -- playing the flute; kahan -- what; karon -- shall I do; kahan --

where; pan -- I shall get; vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Maharaja

Nanda.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to express His mind in this way: "Where is

the Lord of My life, who is playing His flute? What shall I do now?

Where should I go to find the son of Maharaja Nanda?

Madhya 2.16

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kahare kahiba, keba jane mora duhkha

vrajendra-nandana vinu phate mora buka

SYNONYMS

kahare -- unto whom; kahiba -- I shall speak; keba -- who; jane -- knows;

mora -- My; duhkha -- disappointment; vrajendra-nandana -- Krsna, the

son of Nanda Maharaja; vinu -- without; phate -- breaks; mora -- My;

buka -- heart.

TRANSLATION

"To whom should I speak? Who can understand My disappointment? Without

the son of Nanda Maharaja, My heart is broken."

Madhya 2.17

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ei-mata vilapa kare vihvala antara

rayera nataka-sloka pade nirantara

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; vilapa -- lamentation; kare -- does; vihvala --

bewildered; antara -- within; rayera -- of Sri Ramananda Raya; nataka --

drama; sloka -- verses; pade -- recites; nirantara -- constantly.

TRANSLATION

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always expressed bewilderment and

lamented in separation from Krsna. At such times He used to recite the

slokas from Ramananda Raya's drama, known as Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka.

Madhya 2.18

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prema-ccheda-rujo 'vagacchati harir nayam na ca prema va

sthanasthanam avaiti napi madano janati no durbalah

anyo veda na canya-duhkham akhilam no jivanam vasravam

dvi-trany eva dinani yauvanam idam ha-ha vidhe ka gatih

SYNONYMS

prema-cheda-rujah -- the sufferings of a broken loving relationship;

avagacchati -- knows; harih -- the Supreme Lord; na -- not; ayam -- this;

na ca -- nor; prema -- love; va -- nor; sthana -- the proper place;

asthanam -- an unsuitable place; avaiti -- knows; na -- not; api -- also;

madanah -- Cupid; janati -- knows; nah -- Us; durbalah -- very weak;

anyah -- another; veda -- knows; na -- not; ca -- also; anya-duhkham --

the difficulties of others; akhilam -- all; nah -- Our; jivanam -- life;

va -- or; asravam -- simply full of miseries; dvi -- two; trani -- three;

eva -- certainly; dinani -- days; yauvanam -- youth; idam -- this; ha-

ha -- alas; vidhe -- O creator; ka -- what; gatih -- Our destination.

TRANSLATION

[Srimati Radharani used to lament:] "‘Our Krsna does not realize what We

have suffered from injuries inflicted in the course of loving affairs.

We are actually misused by love because love does not know where to

strike and where not to strike. Even Cupid does not know of Our very

much weakened condition. What should I tell anyone? No one can

understand another's difficulties. Our life is actually not under Our

control, for youth will remain for two or three days and soon be

finished. In this condition, O creator, what will be Our destination?'"

PURPORT

This verse is from the Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka (3.9) of Ramananda

Raya.

Madhya 2.19

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upajila premankura, bhangila ye duhkha-pura,

krsna taha nahi kare pana

bahire nagara-raja, bhitare sathera kaja,

para-nari vadhe savadhana

SYNONYMS

upajila -- grew up; prema-ankura -- fructification of love of God;

bhangila -- was broken; ye -- that; duhkha-pura -- full of miseries;

krsna -- Lord Krsna; taha -- that; nahi -- not; kare -- does; pana --

drinking; bahire -- externally; nagara-raja -- the most attractive

person; bhitare -- within; sathera -- of a cheater; kaja -- activities;

para-nari -- others' wives; vadhe -- kills; savadhana -- very careful.

TRANSLATION

[Srimati Radharani spoke thus, in distress due to separation from Krsna:]

"Oh, what shall I say of My distress? After I met Krsna My loving

propensities sprouted, but upon separating from Him I sustained a great

shock, which is now continuing like the sufferings of a disease. The

only physician for this disease is Krsna Himself, but He is not taking

care of this sprouting plant of devotional service. What can I say about

the behavior of Krsna? Outwardly He is a very attractive young lover,

but at heart He is a great cheat, very expert in killing others' wives."

Madhya 2.20

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sakhi he, na bujhiye vidhira vidhana

sukha lagi' kailun prita, haila duhkha viparita,

ebe yaya, na rahe parana

SYNONYMS

sakhi he -- (My dear) friend; na bujhiye -- I do not understand; vidhira

-- of the creator; vidhana -- the regulation; sukha lagi' -- for

happiness; kailun -- I did; prita -- love; haila -- it became; duhkha --

unhappiness; viparita -- the opposite; ebe -- now; yaya -- going; na --

does not; rahe -- remain; parana -- life.

TRANSLATION

[Srimati Radharani continued lamenting about the consequences of loving

Krsna:] "My dear friend, I do not understand the regulative principles

given by the creator. I loved Krsna for happiness, but the result was

just the opposite. I am now in an ocean of distress. It must be that now

I am going to die, for My vital force no longer remains. This is My

state of mind.

Madhya 2.21

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kutila prema ageyana, nahi jane sthanasthana,

bhala-manda nare vicarite

krura sathera guna-dore, hate-gale bandhi' more,

rakhiyache, nari' ukasite

SYNONYMS

kutila -- crooked; prema -- love of Krsna; ageyana -- ignorant; nahi --

does not; jane -- know; sthana-asthana -- a suitable place or unsuitable

place; bhala-manda -- what is good or what is bad; nare -- not able;

vicarite -- to consider; krura -- very cruel; sathera -- of the cheater;

guna-dore -- by the ropes of the good qualities; hate -- on the hands;

gale -- on the neck; bandhi' -- binding; more -- Me; rakhiyache -- has

kept; nari' -- being unable; ukasite -- to get relief.

TRANSLATION

"By nature loving affairs are very crooked. They are not entered with

sufficient knowledge, nor do they consider whether a place is suitable

or not, nor do they look forward to the results. By the ropes of His

good qualities, Krsna, who is so unkind, has bound My neck and hands,

and I am unable to get relief.

Madhya 2.22

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ye madana tanu-hina, para-drohe paravina,

panca bana sandhe anuksana

abalara sarire, vindhi' kaila jarajare,

duhkha deya, na laya jivana

SYNONYMS

ye madana -- that Cupid; tanu-hina -- without a body; para-drohe -- in

putting others in difficulty; paravina -- very expert; panca -- five;

bana -- arrows; sandhe -- fixes; anuksana -- constantly; abalara -- of

an innocent woman; sarire -- in the body; vindhi' -- piercing; kaila --

made; jarajare -- almost invalid; duhkha deya -- gives tribulation; na --

does not; laya -- take; jivana -- the life.

TRANSLATION

"In My loving affairs there is a person named Madana. His qualities are

thus: Personally He possesses no gross body, yet He is very expert in

giving pains to others. He has five arrows, and fixing them on His bow,

He shoots them into the bodies of innocent women. Thus these women

become invalids. It would be better if He took My life without

hesitation, but He does not do so. He simply gives Me pain.

Madhya 2.23

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anyera ye duhkha mane, anye taha nahi jane,

satya ei sastrera vicare

anya jana kahan likhi, na janaye prana-sakhi,

yate kahe dhairya dharibare

SYNONYMS

anyera -- of others; ye -- that; duhkha -- unhappiness; mane -- in the

minds; anye -- others; taha -- that; nahi -- do not; jane -- know; satya

-- truth; ei -- this; sastrera -- of scripture; vicare -- in the

judgment; anya jana -- other persons; kahan -- what; likhi -- I shall

write; na janaye -- do not know; prana-sakhi -- My dear friends; yate --

by which; kahe -- speak; dhairya dharibare -- to take patience.

TRANSLATION

"In the scriptures it is said that one person can never know the

unhappiness in the mind of another. Therefore what can I say of My dear

friends, Lalita and the others? Nor can they understand the unhappiness

within Me. They simply try to console Me repeatedly, saying, ‘Dear

friend, be patient.'

Madhya 2.24

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‘krsna -- krpa-paravara, kabhu karibena angikara'

sakhi, tora e vyartha vacana

jivera jivana cancala, yena padma-patrera jala,

tata dina jive kon jana

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; krpa-paravara -- an ocean of mercy; kabhu --

sometimes; karibena -- will make; angikara -- acceptance; sakhi -- My

dear friend; tora -- your; e -- these; vyartha -- untruthful; vacana --

complimentary words; jivera -- of the living entity; jivana -- life;

cancala -- flickering; yena -- like; padma-patrera -- of the leaf of the

lotus flower; jala -- the water; tata -- so many; dina -- days; jive --

lives; kon -- what; jana -- person.

TRANSLATION

"I say, ‘My dear friends, you are asking Me to be patient, saying that

Krsna is an ocean of mercy and that some time in the future He will

accept Me. However, I must say that this will not console Me. A living

entity's life is very flickering. It is like water on the leaf of a

lotus flower. Who will live long enough to expect Krsna's mercy?

Madhya 2.25

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sata vatsara paryanta, jivera jivana anta,

ei vakya kaha na vicari'

narira yauvana-dhana, yare krsna kare mana,

se yauvana-dina dui-cari

SYNONYMS

sata vatsara paryanta -- up to one hundred years; jivera -- of the

living entity; jivana -- of the life; anta -- the end; ei vakya -- this

word; kaha -- you speak; na -- without; vicari' -- making consideration;

narira -- of a woman; yauvana-dhana -- the wealth of youthfulness; yare -

- in which; krsna -- Lord Krsna; kare -- does; mana -- intention; se

yauvana -- that youthfulness; dina -- days; dui-cari -- two or four.

TRANSLATION

"‘A human being does not live more than a hundred years. You should also

consider that the youthfulness of a woman, which is the only attraction

for Krsna, remains for only a few days.

Madhya 2.26

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agni yaiche nija-dhama, dekhaiya abhirama,

patangire akarsiya mare

krsna aiche nija-guna, dekhaiya hare mana,

pache duhkha-samudrete dare

SYNONYMS

agni -- fire; yaiche -- like; nija-dhama -- his own place; dekhaiya --

showing; abhirama -- attractive; patangire -- the moths; akarsiya --

attracting; mare -- kills; krsna -- Lord Krsna; aiche -- in that way;

nija-guna -- His transcendental qualities; dekhaiya -- showing; hare

mana -- attracts Our mind; pache -- in the end; duhkha-samudrete -- in

an ocean of unhappiness; dare -- drowns.

TRANSLATION

"‘If you say that Krsna is an ocean of transcendental qualities and

therefore must be merciful some day, I can only say that He is like fire,

which attracts moths by its dazzling brightness and kills them. Such

are the qualities of Krsna. By showing Us His transcendental qualities,

He attracts Our minds, and then later, by separating from Us, He drowns

Us in an ocean of unhappiness.'"

Madhya 2.27

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eteka vilapa kari', visade sri-gaurahari,

ughadiya duhkhera kapata

bhavera taranga-bale, nana-rupe mana cale,

ara eka sloka kaila patha

SYNONYMS

eteka -- in this way; vilapa -- lamentation; kari' -- doing; visade --

in moroseness; sri-gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ughadiya --

opening; duhkhera -- of unhappiness; kapata -- doors; bhavera -- of

ecstasy; taranga-bale -- by the force of the waves; nana-rupe -- in

various ways; mana -- His mind; cale -- wanders; ara eka -- another one;

sloka -- verse; kaila -- did; patha -- recite.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lamented in a great ocean of

sadness, and thus He opened the doors of His unhappiness. Forced by the

waves of ecstasy, His mind wandered over transcendental mellows, and He

recited another verse [as follows].

Madhya 2.28

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sri-krsna-rupadi-nisevanam vina

vyarthani me 'hany akhilendriyany alam

pasana-suskendhana-bharakany aho

bibharmi va tani katham hata-trapah

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-rupa-adi -- of the transcendental form and pastimes of Lord

Sri Krsna; nisevanam -- the service; vina -- without; vyarthani --

meaningless; me -- My; ahani -- days; akhila -- all; indriyani -- senses;

alam -- entirely; pasana -- dead stones; suska -- dry; indhana -- wood;

bharakani -- burdens; aho -- alas; bibharmi -- I bear; va -- or; tani --

all of them; katham -- how; hata-trapah -- without shame.

TRANSLATION

"‘My dear friends, unless I serve the transcendental form, qualities and

pastimes of Sri Krsna, all My days and all My senses will become

entirely useless. Now I am uselessly bearing the burden of My senses,

which are like stone blocks and dried wood. I do not know how long I

will be able to continue without shame.'

Madhya 2.29

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vamsi-ganamrta-dhama, lavanyamrta-janma-sthana,

ye na dekhe se canda vadana

se nayane kiba kaja, paduka tara munde vaja,

se nayana rahe ki karana

SYNONYMS

vamsi-gana-amrta-dhama -- the abode of the nectar derived from the songs

of the flute; lavanya-amrta-janma-sthana -- the birthplace of the nectar

of beauty; ye -- anyone who; na -- not; dekhe -- sees; se -- that; canda

-- moonlike; vadana -- face; se -- those; nayane -- eyes; kiba kaja --

what is the use; paduka -- let there be; tara -- his; munde -- on the

head; vaja -- thunderbolt; se -- those; nayana -- eyes; rahe -- keeps;

ki -- what; karana -- reason.

TRANSLATION

"Of what use are the eyes of one who does not see the face of Krsna,

which resembles the moon and is the birthplace of all beauty and the

reservoir of the nectarean songs of His flute? Oh, let a thunderbolt

strike his head! Why does he keep such eyes?

PURPORT

The moonlike face of Krsna is the reservoir of nectarean songs and the

abode of His flute. It is also the root of all bodily beauty. The gopis

think that if their eyes are not engaged in seeing the beautiful face of

Krsna, it would be better for them to be struck by a thunderbolt. For

the gopis, to see anything but Krsna is uninteresting and, indeed,

detestable. The gopis are never pleased to see anything but Krsna. The

only solace for their eyes is the beautiful moonlike face of Krsna, the

worshipful object of all senses. When they cannot see the beautiful face

of Krsna, they actually see everything as vacant, and they desire to be

struck by a thunderbolt. They do not find any reason to maintain their

eyes when they are bereft of the beauty of Krsna.

Madhya 2.30

TEXT 30

TEXT

sakhi he, suna, mora hata vidhi-bala

mora vapu-citta-mana, sakala indriya-gana,

krsna vinu sakala viphala

SYNONYMS

sakhi he -- O My dear friend; suna -- please hear; mora -- My; hata --

lost; vidhi-bala -- the strength of providence; mora -- My; vapu -- body;

citta -- consciousness; mana -- mind; sakala -- all; indriya-gana --

senses; krsna -- Lord Krsna; vinu -- without; sakala -- everything;

viphala -- futile.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friends, please hear Me. I have lost all providential strength.

Without Krsna, My body, consciousness and mind, as well as all My senses,

are useless.

Madhya 2.31

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TEXT

krsnera madhura vani, amrtera tarangini,

tara pravesa nahi ye sravane

kanakadi-chidra sama, janiha se sravana,

tara janma haila akarane

SYNONYMS

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; madhura -- sweet; vani -- words; amrtera -- of

nectar; tarangini -- waves; tara -- of those; pravesa -- entrance; nahi -

- there is not; ye -- which; sravane -- in the ear; kanakadi -- of a

damaged conchshell; chidra -- the hole; sama -- like; janiha -- please

know; se -- that; sravana -- ear; tara -- his; janma -- birth; haila --

was; akarane -- without purpose.

TRANSLATION

"Topics about Krsna are like waves of nectar. If such nectar does not

enter one's ear, the ear is no better than the hole of a damaged

conchshell. Such an ear is created for no purpose.

PURPORT

In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura quotes the

following verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.17–24):

ayur harati vai pumsam udyann astam ca yann asau

tasyarte yat-ksano nita uttama-sloka-vartaya

taravah kim na jivanti bhastrah kim na svasanty uta

na khadanti na mehanti kim grame pasavo 'pare

sva-vid-varahostra-kharaih samstutah purusah pasuh

na yat-karna-pathopeto jatu nama gadagrajah

bile batorukrama-vikraman ye

na srnvatah karna-pute narasya

jihvasati dardurikeva suta

na copagayaty urugaya-gathah

bharah param patta-kirita-justam

apy uttamangam na namen mukundam

savau karau no kurute saparyam

harer lasat-kancana-kankanau va

barhayite te nayane naranam

lingani visnor na niriksato ye

padau nrnam tau druma-janma-bhajau

ksetrani nanuvrajato harer yau

jivan-chavo bhagavatanghri-renum

na jatu martyo 'bhilabheta yas tu

sri-visnu-padya manujas tulasyah

svasan-chavo yas tu na veda gandham

tad asma-saram hrdayam batedam

yad grhyamanair hari-namadheyaih

na vikriyetatha yada vikaro

netre jalam gatra-ruhesu harsah

"Both by rising and setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of

everyone except one who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the

all-good Personality of Godhead. Do the trees not live? Do the bellows

of the blacksmith not breathe? All around us, do the beasts not eat and

discharge semen? Men who are like dogs, hogs, camels and asses praise

those men who never listen to the transcendental pastimes of Lord Sri

Krsna, the deliverer from evils. One who has not listened to the

messages about the prowess and marvelous acts of the Personality of

Godhead and has not sung or chanted loudly the worthy songs about the

Lord should be considered to possess ears like the holes of snakes and a

tongue like that of a frog. The upper portion of the body, though

crowned with a silk turban, is only a heavy burden if not bowed down

before the Personality of Godhead, who can award mukti [freedom]. And

the hands, though decorated with glittering bangles, are like those of a

dead man if not engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead

Hari. The eyes which do not look at the symbolic representations of the

Personality of Godhead Visnu [His forms, names, qualities, etc.] are

like those printed on the plumes of a peacock, and the legs which do not

move to the holy places [where the Lord is remembered] are considered to

be like tree trunks. The person who has not at any time received upon

his head the dust from the feet of a pure devotee of the Lord is

certainly a dead body. And the person who has never experienced the

flavor of the tulasi leaves from the lotus feet of the Lord is also a

dead body, although breathing. Certainly that heart is steel-framed

which, in spite of one's chanting the holy name of the Lord with

concentration, does not change and feel ecstasy, at which time tears

fill the eyes and the hairs stand on end."

Madhya 2.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

krsnera adharamrta, krsna-guna-carita,

sudha-sara-svada-vinindana

tara svada ye na jane, janmiya na maila kene,

se rasana bheka jihva sama

SYNONYMS

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; adhara-amrta -- the nectar of the lips; krsna -

- of Lord Krsna; guna -- the qualities; carita -- the activities; sudha-

sara -- of the essence of all nectar; svada -- the taste; vinindana --

surpassing; tara -- of that; svada -- the taste; ye -- anyone who; na

jane -- does not know; janmiya -- taking birth; na maila -- did not die;

kene -- why; se -- that; rasana -- tongue; bheka -- of the frog; jihva --

the tongue; sama -- like.

TRANSLATION

"The nectar from the lips of Lord Krsna and His transcendental qualities

and characteristics surpass the taste of the essence of all nectar, and

there is no fault in tasting such nectar. If one does not taste it, he

should die immediately after birth, and his tongue is to be considered

no better than the tongue of a frog.

Madhya 2.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

mrga-mada nilotpala, milane ye parimala,

yei hare tara garva-mana

hena krsna-anga-gandha, yara nahi se sambandha,

sei nasa bhastrara samana

SYNONYMS

mrga-mada -- the fragrance of musk; nila-utpala -- and the bluish lotus

flower; milane -- in mixing; ye -- that; parimala -- fragrance; yei --

which; hare -- vanquishes; tara -- of them; garva -- pride; mana -- and

prestige; hena -- such; krsna -- of Lord Krsna; anga -- of the body;

gandha -- the aroma; yara -- whose; nahi -- not; se -- that; sambandha --

relationship; sei -- such; nasa -- nose; bhastrara -- to the bellows;

samana -- equal.

TRANSLATION

"One's nostrils are no better than the bellows of a blacksmith if one

has not smelled the fragrance of Krsna's body, which is like the aroma

of musk combined with that of the bluish lotus flower. Indeed, such

combinations are actually defeated by the aroma of Krsna's body.

Madhya 2.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

krsna-kara-pada-tala, koti-candra-susitala,

tara sparsa yena sparsa-mani

tara sparsa nahi yara, se yauk charakhara,

sei vapu lauha-sama jani

SYNONYMS

krsna -- of Lord Krsna; kara -- the palms; pada-tala -- the soles of His

feet; koti-candra -- like the light of millions of moons; su-sitala --

cool and pleasing; tara -- of them; sparsa -- the touch; yena -- like;

sparsa-mani -- touchstone; tara -- his; sparsa -- touch; nahi -- not;

yara -- of whom; se -- that person; yauk -- let him go; charakhara -- to

ruin; sei vapu -- that body; lauha-sama -- like iron; jani -- I know.

TRANSLATION

"The palms of Krsna's hands and the soles of His feet are so cool and

pleasant that they can be compared only to the light of millions of

moons. One who has touched such hands and feet has indeed tasted the

effects of touchstone. If one has not touched them, his life is spoiled,

and his body is like iron."

Madhya 2.35

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TEXT

kari' eta vilapana, prabhu saci-nandana,

ughadiya hrdayera soka

dainya-nirveda-visade, hrdayera avasade,

punarapi pade eka sloka

SYNONYMS

kari' -- doing; eta -- such; vilapana -- lamenting; prabhu -- the Lord;

saci-nandana -- the son of mother Saci; ughadiya -- opening; hrdayera --

of the heart; soka -- the lamentation; dainya -- humility; nirveda --

disappointment; visade -- in moroseness; hrdayera -- of the heart;

avasade -- in despondency; punarapi -- again and again; pade -- recites;

eka -- one; sloka -- verse.

TRANSLATION

Lamenting in this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu opened the doors of grief

within His heart. Morose, humble and disappointed, He recited a verse

again and again with a despondent heart.

PURPORT

In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, the word dainya (humility) is explained

as follows: "When unhappiness, fearfulness and the sense of having

offended combine, one feels condemned. This sense of condemnation is

described as dinata, humility. When one is subjected to such humility,

he feels physically inactive, he apologizes, and his consciousness is

disturbed. His mind is also restless, and many other symptoms are

visible." The word nirveda is also explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-

sindhu: "One may feel unhappiness and separation, as well as jealousy

and lamentation, due to not discharging one's duties. The despondency

that results is called nirveda. When one is captured by this despondency,

thoughts, tears, loss of bodily luster, humility and heavy breathing

result." Visada is also explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu: "When

one fails to achieve his desired goal of life and repents for all his

offenses, there is a state of regret called visada." The symptoms of

avasada are also explained: "One hankers to revive his original

condition and inquires how to do so. There are also deep thought, heavy

breathing, crying and lamentation, as well as a changing of the bodily

color and drying up of the tongue."

In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu thirty-three such destructive symptoms are

mentioned. They are expressed in words, in the eyebrows and in the eyes.

These symptoms are called vyabhicari bhava, destructive ecstasy. If they

continue, they are sometimes called sancari, or continued ecstasy.

Madhya 2.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

yada yato daivan madhu-ripur asau locana-patham

tadasmakam ceto madana-hatakenahrtam abhut

punar yasminn esa ksanam api drsor eti padavim

vidhasyamas tasminn akhila-ghatika ratna-khacitah

SYNONYMS

yada -- when; yatah -- entered upon; daivat -- by chance; madhu-ripuh --

the enemy of the demon Madhu; asau -- He; locana-patham -- the path of

the eyes; tada -- at that time; asmakam -- our; cetah -- consciousness;

madana-hatakena -- by wretched Cupid; ahrtam -- stolen; abhut -- has

become; punah -- again; yasmin -- when; esah -- Krsna; ksanam api --

even for a moment; drsoh -- of the two eyes; eti -- goes to; padavim --

the path; vidhasyamah -- we shall make; tasmin -- at that time; akhila --

all; ghatikah -- indications of time; ratna-khacitah -- bedecked with

jewels.

TRANSLATION

"‘If by chance the transcendental form of Krsna comes before My path of

vision, My heart, injured from being beaten, will be stolen away by

Cupid, happiness personified. Because I could not see the beautiful form

of Krsna to My heart's content, when I again see His form I shall

decorate the phases of time with many jewels.'

PURPORT

This verse is spoken by Srimati Radharani in the Jagannatha-vallabha-

nataka (3.11) of Ramananda Raya.

Madhya 2.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

ye kale va svapane, dekhinu vamsi-vadane,

sei kale aila dui vairi

‘ananda' ara ‘madana', hari' nila mora mana,

dekhite na painu netra bhari'

SYNONYMS

ye kale -- at the time; va svapane -- or in dreams; dekhinu -- I saw;

vamsi-vadane -- Lord Krsna's face with His flute; sei kale -- at that

time; aila -- appeared; dui -- two; vairi -- enemies; ananda -- pleasure;

ara -- and; madana -- Cupid; hari' -- stealing; nila -- took; mora --

My; mana -- mind; dekhite -- to see; na -- not; painu -- I was able;

netra -- eyes; bhari' -- fulfilling.

TRANSLATION

"Whenever I had the chance to see Lord Krsna'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 Krsna to the full satisfaction of My eyes.

Madhya 2.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

punah yadi kona ksana, karaya krsna darasana

tabe sei ghati-ksana-pala

diya malya-candana, nana ratna-abharana,

alankrta karimu sakala

SYNONYMS

punah -- again; yadi -- if; kona -- some; ksana -- moment; karaya --

helps; krsna -- Lord Krsna; darasana -- seeing; tabe -- then; sei --

that; ghati-ksana-pala -- seconds, moments and hours; diya -- offering;

malya-candana -- garlands and sandalwood pulp; nana -- various; ratna --

jewels; abharana -- ornaments; alankrta -- decorated; karimu -- I shall

make; sakala -- all.

TRANSLATION

"If by chance such a moment comes when I can once again see Krsna, then

I shall worship those seconds, moments and hours with flower garlands

and pulp of sandalwood and decorate them with all kinds of jewels and

ornaments."

Madhya 2.39

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TEXT

ksane bahya haila mana, age dekhe dui jana,

tanre puche, -- ami na caitanya?

svapna-praya ki dekhinu, kiba ami pralapinu,

tomara kichu suniyacha dainya?

SYNONYMS

ksane -- in an instant; bahya -- outside; haila -- became; mana -- the

mind; age -- in front; dekhe -- sees; dui jana -- two persons; tanre --

unto them; puche -- inquires; ami -- I; na -- not; caitanya -- conscious;

svapna-praya -- almost dreaming; ki -- what; dekhinu -- I have seen;

kiba -- what; ami -- I; pralapinu -- spoke in craziness; tomara -- you;

kichu -- something; suniyacha -- have heard; dainya -- humility.

TRANSLATION

In an instant, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu regained external consciousness

and saw two persons before Him. Questioning them, He asked, "Am I

conscious? What dreams have I been seeing? What craziness have I spoken?

Have you heard some expressions of humility?"

PURPORT

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus spoke in ecstasy, He saw two persons

before Him. One was His secretary, Svarupa Damodara, and the other was

Raya Ramananda. Coming to His external consciousness, He saw them both

present, and although He was still talking in the ecstasy of Srimati

Radharani, He immediately began to question whether He was the same Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 2.40

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TEXT

suna mora pranera bandhava

nahi krsna-prema-dhana, daridra mora jivana,

dehendriya vrtha mora saba

SYNONYMS

suna -- kindly hear; mora -- My; pranera -- of life; bandhava -- friends;

nahi -- there is none; krsna-prema-dhana -- wealth of love of Krsna;

daridra -- poverty-stricken; mora -- My; jivana -- life; deha-indriya --

all the limbs and senses of My body; vrtha -- fruitless; mora -- My;

saba -- all.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "My dear friends, you are all My life

and soul; therefore I tell you that I possess no wealth of love for

Krsna. Consequently My life is poverty-stricken. My limbs and senses are

useless."

Madhya 2.41

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TEXT

punah kahe, -- haya haya, suna, svarupa-ramaraya,

ei mora hrdaya-niscaya

suni karaha vicara, haya, naya -- kaha sara,

eta bali' sloka uccaraya

SYNONYMS

punah -- again; kahe -- says; haya haya -- alas; suna -- kindly hear;

svarupa-rama-raya -- My dear Svarupa Damodara and Ramananda Raya; ei --

this; mora -- My; hrdaya-niscaya -- the certainty in My heart; suni --

hearing; karaha -- just make; vicara -- judgment; haya, naya -- correct

or not; kaha sara -- tell Me the essence; eta bali' -- saying this;

sloka -- another verse; uccaraya -- recites.

TRANSLATION

Again He addressed Svarupa Damodara and Raya Ramananda, speaking

despondently: "Alas! My friends, you can now know the certainty within

My heart, and after knowing My heart you should judge whether I am

correct or not. You can speak of this properly." Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

then began to chant another verse.

Madhya 2.42

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TEXT

ka-i-avarahi-am pemmam na hi hoi manuse loe

ja-i hoi kassa virahe hontammi ko jia-i

SYNONYMS

ka-i-avarahi-am -- without any cheating propensity, without any motive

concerning the four principles of material existence (namely,

religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation);

pemmam -- love of Godhead; na -- never; hi -- certainly; hoi -- becomes;

manuse -- in human society; loe -- in this world; ja-i -- if; hoi --

there is; kassa -- whose; virahe -- in separation; hontammi -- is; ko --

who; jia-i -- lives.

TRANSLATION

"‘Love of Godhead, devoid of cheating propensities, is not possible

within this material world. If there is such a love, there cannot be

separation, for if there is separation, how can one live?'

PURPORT

This is a verse in a common language called prakrta, and the exact

Sanskrit transformation is kaitava-rahitam prema na hi bhavati manuse

loke/ yadi bhavati kasya viraho virahe saty api ko jivati.

Madhya 2.43

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TEXT

akaitava krsna-prema, yena jambunada-hema,

sei prema nrloke na haya

yadi haya tara yoga, na haya tabe viyoga,

viyoga haile keha na jiyaya

SYNONYMS

akaitava krsna-prema -- unalloyed love of Krsna; yena -- like; jambu-

nada-hema -- gold from the Jambu River; sei prema -- that love of

Godhead; nr-loke -- in the material world; na haya -- is not possible;

yadi -- if; haya -- there is; tara -- with it; yoga -- connection; na --

not; haya -- is; tabe -- then; viyoga -- separation; viyoga --

separation; haile -- if there is; keha -- someone; na jiyaya -- cannot

live.

TRANSLATION

"Pure love for Krsna, just like gold from the Jambu River, does not

exist in human society. If it existed, there could not be separation. If

separation were there, one could not live."

Madhya 2.44

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TEXT

eta kahi' saci-suta, sloka pade adbhuta,

sune dunhe eka-mana hana

apana-hrdaya-kaja, kahite vasiye laja,

tabu kahi laja-bija khana

SYNONYMS

eta kahi' -- thus saying; saci-suta -- the son of Srimati Sacimata;

sloka -- verse; pade -- recites; adbhuta -- wonderful; sune -- hear;

dunhe -- the two persons; eka-mana hana -- with rapt attention; apana-

hrdaya-kaja -- the activities of one's own heart; kahite -- to speak;

vasiye -- I feel; laja -- shameful; tabu -- still; kahi -- I speak; laja-

bija -- the seed of bashfulness; khana -- finishing.

TRANSLATION

Thus speaking, the son of Srimati Sacimata recited another wonderful

verse, and Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara heard this verse with

rapt attention. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I feel shameful to

disclose the activities of My heart. Nonetheless, I shall be done with

all formalities and speak from the heart. Please hear."

Madhya 2.45

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TEXT

na prema-gandho 'sti darapi me harau

krandami saubhagya-bharam prakasitum

vamsi-vilasy-anana-lokanam vina

bibharmi yat prana-patangakan vrtha

SYNONYMS

na -- never; prema-gandhah -- a scent of love of Godhead; asti -- there

is; dara api -- even in a slight proportion; me -- My; harau -- in the

Supreme Personality of Godhead; krandami -- I cry; saubhagya-bharam --

the volume of My fortune; prakasitum -- to exhibit; vamsi-vilasi -- of

the great flute-player; anana -- at the face; lokanam -- looking; vina --

without; bibharmi -- I carry; yat -- because; prana-patangakan -- My

insectlike life; vrtha -- with no purpose.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "‘My dear friends, I have not the

slightest tinge of love of Godhead within My heart. When you see Me

crying in separation, I am just falsely exhibiting a demonstration of My

great fortune. Indeed, not seeing the beautiful face of Krsna playing

His flute, I continue to live My life like an insect, without purpose.'

Madhya 2.46

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TEXT

dure suddha-prema-gandha, kapata premera bandha,

seha mora nahi krsna-paya

tabe ye kari krandana, sva-saubhagya prakhyapana,

kari, iha janiha niscaya

SYNONYMS

dure -- far away; suddha-prema-gandha -- a scent of pure devotional love;

kapata -- false; premera -- of love of Godhead; bandha -- binding; seha

-- that; mora -- My; nahi -- there is not; krsna-paya -- at the lotus

feet of Krsna; tabe -- but; ye -- that; kari -- I do; krandana -- crying;

sva-saubhagya -- My own fortune; prakhyapana -- demonstration; kari --

I do; iha -- this; janiha -- know; niscaya -- certainly.

TRANSLATION

"Actually, My love for Krsna is far, far away. Whatever I do is actually

an exhibition of pseudo love of Godhead. When you see Me cry, I am

simply falsely demonstrating My great fortune. Please try to understand

this beyond a doubt.

Madhya 2.47

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TEXT

yate vamsi-dhvani-sukha, na dekhi' se canda mukha,

yadyapi nahika ‘alambana'

nija-dehe kari priti, kevala kamera riti,

prana-kitera kariye dharana

SYNONYMS

yate -- in which; vamsi-dhvani-sukha -- the happiness of hearing the

playing of the flute; na dekhi' -- not seeing; se -- that; canda mukha --

moonlike face; yadyapi -- although; nahika -- there is not; alambana --

the meeting of the lover and beloved; nija -- own; dehe -- in the body;

kari -- I do; priti -- affection; kevala -- only; kamera -- of lust;

riti -- the way; prana -- of life; kitera -- of the fly; kariye -- I do;

dharana -- continuing.

TRANSLATION

"Even though I do not see the moonlike face of Krsna as He plays on His

flute, and although there is no possibility of My meeting Him, still I

take care of My own body. That is the way of lust. In this way, I

maintain My flylike life.

PURPORT

In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that

the lovable Supreme Lord is the supreme shelter. The Lord is the supreme

subject, and the devotees are the object. The coming together of a

subject and object is called alambana. The object hears, and the subject

plays the flute. That the object cannot see the moonlike face of Krsna

and has no eagerness to see Him is the sign of being without alambana.

Externally imagining such a thing simply satisfies one's lusty desires,

and thus one lives without purpose.

Madhya 2.48

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TEXT

krsna-prema sunirmala, yena suddha-ganga-jala,

sei prema -- amrtera sindhu

nirmala se anurage, na lukaya anya dage,

sukla-vastre yaiche masi-bindu

SYNONYMS

krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; su-nirmala -- without material

contamination; yena -- exactly like; suddha-ganga-jala -- the pure water

of the Ganges; sei prema -- that love; amrtera sindhu -- the ocean of

nectar; nirmala -- pure; se -- that; anurage -- attraction; na lukaya --

does not conceal; anya -- other; dage -- spot; sukla-vastre -- on white

cloth; yaiche -- as; masi-bindu -- a spot of ink.

TRANSLATION

"Love for Lord Krsna is very pure, just like the waters of the Ganges.

That love is an ocean of nectar. That pure attachment to Krsna does not

conceal any spot, which would appear just like a spot of ink on a white

cloth.

PURPORT

Unalloyed love of Krsna is just like a big sheet of white cloth. Absence

of attachment is compared to a black spot on that white cloth. Just as

the black spot is prominent, so the absence of love of Godhead is

prominent on the platform of pure love of Godhead.

Madhya 2.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

suddha-prema-sukha-sindhu, pai tara eka bindu,

sei bindu jagat dubaya

kahibara yogya naya, tathapi baule kaya,

kahile va keba patiyaya

SYNONYMS

suddha-prema -- unalloyed love; sukha-sindhu -- an ocean of happiness;

pai -- if I get; tara -- of that; eka -- one; bindu -- drop; sei bindu --

that drop; jagat -- the whole world; dubaya -- drowns; kahibara -- to

speak; yogya naya -- is not fit; tathapi -- still; baule -- a madman;

kaya -- speaks; kahile -- if spoken; va -- or; keba patiyaya -- who

believes.

TRANSLATION

"Unalloyed love of Krsna is like an ocean of happiness. If someone gets

one drop of it, the whole world can drown in that drop. It is not

befitting to express such love of Godhead, yet a madman must speak. But

even though he speaks, no one believes him."

Madhya 2.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

ei mata dine dine, svarupa-ramananda-sane,

nija-bhava karena vidita

bahye visa-jvala haya, bhitare ananda-maya,

krsna-premara adbhuta carita

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; dine dine -- day after day; svarupa -- Svarupa

Damodara; ramananda -- Ramananda Raya; sane -- with; nija -- own; bhava -

- ecstasy; karena -- makes; vidita -- known; bahye -- externally; visa-

jvala haya -- there is suffering from poisonous effects; bhitare --

within; ananda-maya -- transcendental ecstasy; krsna-premara -- of love

of Krsna; adbhuta -- wonderful; carita -- characteristic.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Lord Caitanya used to revel in ecstasy day after day and

exhibit these ecstasies before Svarupa and Ramananda Raya. Externally

there appeared severe tribulation, as if He were suffering from

poisonous effects, but internally He was experiencing bliss. This is

characteristic of transcendental love of Krsna.

Madhya 2.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

ei prema-asvadana, tapta-iksu-carvana,

mukha jvale, na yaya tyajana

sei prema yanra mane, tara vikrama sei jane,

visamrte ekatra milana

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; prema -- love of Krsna; asvadana -- tasting; tapta -- hot;

iksu-carvana -- chewing sugarcane; mukha jvale -- the mouth burns; na

yaya tyajana -- still not possible to give up; sei -- that; prema --

love of Godhead; yanra mane -- in someone's mind; tara -- of that;

vikrama -- the power; sei jane -- he knows; visa-amrte -- poison and

nectar; ekatra -- in oneness; milana -- meeting.

TRANSLATION

If one tastes such love of Godhead, he can compare it to hot sugarcane.

When one chews hot sugarcane, his mouth burns, yet he cannot give it up.

Similarly, if one has but a little love of Godhead, he can perceive its

powerful effects. It can only be compared to poison and nectar mixed

together.

Madhya 2.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

pidabhir nava-kala-kuta-katuta-garvasya nirvasano

nisyandena mudam sudha-madhurimahankara-sankocanah

prema sundari nanda-nandana-paro jagarti yasyantare

jnayante sphutam asya vakra-madhuras tenaiva vikrantayah

SYNONYMS

pidabhih -- by the sufferings; nava -- fresh; kala-kuta -- of poison;

katuta -- of the severity; garvasya -- of pride; nirvasanah --

banishment; nisyandena -- by pouring down; mudam -- happiness; sudha --

of nectar; madhurima -- of the sweetness; ahankara -- the pride;

sankocanah -- minimizing; prema -- love; sundari -- beautiful friend;

nanda-nandana-parah -- fixed upon the son of Maharaja Nanda; jagarti --

develops; yasya -- of whom; antare -- in the heart; jnayante -- are

perceived; sphutam -- explicitly; asya -- of that; vakra -- crooked;

madhurah -- and sweet; tena -- by him; eva -- alone; vikrantayah -- the

influences.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke, "‘My dear beautiful friend, if one

develops love of Godhead, love of Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, all

the bitter and sweet influences of this love will manifest in one's

heart. Such love of Godhead acts in two ways. The poisonous effects of

love of Godhead defeat the severe and fresh poison of the serpent. Yet

there is simultaneously transcendental bliss, which pours down and

defeats the pride of nectar and diminishes its value. In other words,

love of Krsna is so powerful that it simultaneously defeats the

poisonous effects of a snake, as well as the happiness derived from

pouring nectar on one's head. It is perceived as doubly effective,

simultaneously poisonous and nectarean.'"

PURPORT

This verse is spoken by Paurnamasi to Nandimukhi in the Vidagdha-madhava

(2.18) of Srila Rupa Gosvami.

Madhya 2.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

ye kale dekhe jagannatha- srirama-subhadra-satha,

tabe jane -- ailama kuruksetra

saphala haila jivana, dekhilun padma-locana,

judaila tanu-mana-netra

SYNONYMS

ye kale -- at that time when; dekhe -- He sees; jagannatha -- Lord

Jagannatha; sri-rama -- Balarama; subhadra -- Subhadra; satha -- with;

tabe -- at that time; jane -- knows; ailama -- I have come; kuruksetra --

to the pilgrimage site known as Kuruksetra; sa-phala -- successful;

haila -- has become; jivana -- life; dekhilun -- I have seen; padma-

locana -- the lotus eyes; judaila -- pacified; tanu -- body; mana --

mind; netra -- eyes.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would see Jagannatha along with Balarama

and Subhadra, He would immediately think that He had reached Kuruksetra,

where all of them had come. He would think that His life was successful

because He had seen the lotus-eyed one, whom, if seen, pacifies the body,

mind and eyes.

Madhya 2.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

garudera sannidhane, rahi' kare darasane,

se anandera ki kahiba ba'le

garuda-stambhera tale, ache eka nimna khale,

se khala bharila asru-jale

SYNONYMS

garudera -- Garuda; sannidhane -- near; rahi' -- staying; kare -- does;

darasane -- seeing; se anandera -- of that bliss; ki -- what; kahiba --

I shall say; ba'le -- on the strength; garuda -- of the statue of Garuda;

stambhera -- of the column; tale -- underneath; ache -- there is; eka --

one; nimna -- low; khale -- ditch; se khala -- that ditch; bharila --

became filled; asru-jale -- with the water of tears.

TRANSLATION

Staying near the Garuda-stambha, the Lord would look upon Lord

Jagannatha. What can be said about the strength of that love? On the

ground beneath the column of the Garuda-stambha was a deep ditch, and

that ditch was filled with the water of His tears.

PURPORT

In front of the temple of Jagannatha is a column on which the statue of

Garuda is situated. It is called the Garuda-stambha. At the base of that

column is a ditch, and that ditch was filled with the tears of the Lord.

Madhya 2.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

tahan haite ghare asi', matira upare vasi',

nakhe kare prthivi likhana

ha-ha kahan vrndavana, kahan gopendra-nandana,

kahan sei vamsi-vadana

SYNONYMS

tahan haite -- from there; ghare asi' -- coming back home; matira -- the

ground; upare -- upon; vasi' -- sitting; nakhe -- by the nails; kare --

does; prthivi -- on the surface of the earth; likhana -- marking; ha-ha -

- alas; kahan -- where is; vrndavana -- Vrndavana; kahan -- where; gopa-

indra-nandana -- the son of the King of the cowherd men; kahan -- where;

sei -- that; vamsi-vadana -- the person with the flute.

TRANSLATION

When coming from the Jagannatha temple to return to His house, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to sit on the ground and mark it with His nails.

At such times He would be greatly morose and would cry, "Alas, where is

Vrndavana? Where is Krsna, the son of the King of the cowherd men? Where

is that person who plays the flute?"

Madhya 2.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

kahan se tri-bhanga-thama, kahan sei venu-gana,

kahan sei yamuna-pulina

kahan se rasa-vilasa, kahan nrtya-gita-hasa,

kahan prabhu madana-mohana

SYNONYMS

kahan -- where; se -- that; tri-bhanga-thama -- figure curved in three

places; kahan -- where; sei -- that; venu-gana -- sweet song of the

flute; kahan -- where; sei -- that; yamuna-pulina -- bank of the Yamuna

River; kahan -- where; se -- that; rasa-vilasa -- the rasa dance; kahan -

- where; nrtya-gita-hasa -- dancing, music and laughing; kahan -- where;

prabhu -- My Lord; madana-mohana -- the enchanter of Madana (Cupid).

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to lament by saying, "Where is Sri Krsna,

whose form is curved in three places? Where is the sweet song of His

flute, and where is the bank of the Yamuna? Where is the rasa dance?

Where is that dancing, singing, and laughing? Where is My Lord, Madana-

mohana, the enchanter of Cupid?"

Madhya 2.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

uthila nana bhavavega, mane haila udvega,

ksana-matra nare gonaite

prabala virahanale, dhairya haila talamale,

nana sloka lagila padite

SYNONYMS

uthila -- arose; nana -- various; bhava-avega -- forces of emotion; mane

-- in the mind; haila -- there was; udvega -- anxiety; ksana-matra --

even for a moment; nare -- not able; gonaite -- to pass; prabala --

powerful; viraha-anale -- in the fire of separation; dhairya -- patience;

haila -- became; talamale -- tottering; nana -- various; sloka --

verses; lagila -- began; padite -- to recite.

TRANSLATION

In this way various ecstatic emotions evolved, and the mind of Caitanya

Mahaprabhu filled with anxiety. He could not escape even for a moment.

In this way, because of fierce feelings of separation, His patience

began to totter, and He began to recite various verses.

Madhya 2.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

amuny adhanyani dinantarani

hare tvad-alokanam antarena

anatha-bandho karunaika-sindho

ha hanta ha hanta katham nayami

SYNONYMS

amuni -- all those; adhanyani -- inauspicious; dina-antarani -- other

days; hare -- O My Lord; tvat -- of You; alokanam -- seeing; antarena --

without; anatha-bandho -- O friend of the helpless; karuna-eka-sindho --

O only ocean of mercy; ha hanta -- alas; ha hanta -- alas; katham -- how;

nayami -- shall I pass.

TRANSLATION

"‘O My Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O friend of the helpless!

You are the only ocean of mercy! Because I have not met You, My

inauspicious days and nights have become unbearable. I do not know how I

shall pass the time.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Krsna-karnamrta (41), by Bilvamangala Thakura.

Madhya 2.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

tomara darsana-vine, adhanya e ratri-dine,

ei kala na yaya katana

tumi anathera bandhu, apara karuna-sindhu,

krpa kari' deha darasana

SYNONYMS

tomara -- Your; darsana -- audience; vine -- without; adhanya --

inauspicious; e -- this; ratri-dine -- night and day; ei kala -- this

time; na yaya -- does not go; katana -- passing; tumi -- You; anathera

bandhu -- friend of the helpless; apara -- unlimited; karuna-sindhu --

ocean of mercy; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; deha -- kindly give;

darasana -- audience.

TRANSLATION

"All these inauspicious days and nights are not passing, for I have not

met You. It is difficult to know how to pass all this time. But You are

the friend of the helpless and an ocean of mercy. Kindly give Me Your

audience, for I am in a precarious position."

Madhya 2.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

uthila bhava-capala, mana ha-ila cancala,

bhavera gati bujhana na yaya

adarsane pode mana, kemane paba darasana,

krsna-thani puchena upaya

SYNONYMS

uthila -- arose; bhava-capala -- restlessness of ecstatic emotion; mana -

- mind; ha-ila -- became; cancala -- agitated; bhavera -- of ecstatic

emotion; gati -- the course; bujhana -- understanding; na yaya -- not

possible; adarsane -- without seeing; pode -- burns; mana -- the mind;

kemane -- how; paba -- I shall get; darasana -- audience; krsna-thani --

from Krsna; puchena -- inquires; upaya -- the means.

TRANSLATION

In this way, the Lord's restlessness was awakened by ecstatic feelings,

and His mind became agitated. No one could understand what course such

ecstasy would take. Because Lord Caitanya could not meet the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, Krsna, His mind burned. He began to ask Krsna

about the means by which He could reach Him.

Madhya 2.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

tvac-chaisavam tri-bhuvanadbhutam ity avehi

mac-capalam ca tava va mama vadhigamyam

tat kim karomi viralam murali-vilasi

mugdham mukhambujam udiksitum iksanabhyam

SYNONYMS

tvat -- Your; saisavam -- early age; tri-bhuvana -- within the three

worlds; adbhutam -- wonderful; iti -- thus; avehi -- know; mat-capalam --

My unsteadiness; ca -- and; tava -- of You; va -- or; mama -- of Me; va

-- or; adhigamyam -- to be understood; tat -- that; kim -- what; karomi -

- I do; viralam -- in solitude; murali-vilasi -- O player of the flute;

mugdham -- attractive; mukha-ambujam -- lotuslike face; udiksitum -- to

see sufficiently; iksanabhyam -- by the eyes.

TRANSLATION

"‘O Krsna, O flute-player, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful

within these three worlds. You know My unsteadiness, and I know Yours.

No one else knows about this. I want to see Your beautiful attractive

face somewhere in a solitary place, but how can this be accomplished?'

PURPORT

This is another quote from the Krsna-karnamrta (32) of Bilvamangala

Thakura.

Madhya 2.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

tomara madhuri-bala, tate mora capala,

ei dui, tumi ami jani

kahan karon kahan yan, kahan gele toma pan,

taha more kaha ta' apani

SYNONYMS

tomara -- Your; madhuri-bala -- strength of sweetness; tate -- in that;

mora -- My; capala -- impotence; ei -- these; dui -- two; tumi -- You;

ami -- I; jani -- know; kahan -- where; karon -- I do; kahan -- where;

yan -- I go; kahan -- where; gele -- by going; toma -- You; pan -- I can

get; taha -- that; more -- unto Me; kaha -- please speak; ta' apani --

You.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Krsna, only You and I know the strength of Your beautiful

features and, because of them, My unsteadiness. Now, this is My position;

I do not know what to do or where to go. Where can I find You? I am

asking You to give directions."

Madhya 2.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

nana-bhavera prabalya, haila sandhi-sabalya,

bhave-bhave haila maha-rana

autsukya, capalya, dainya, rosamarsa adi sainya,

premonmada -- sabara karana

SYNONYMS

nana -- various; bhavera -- of ecstasies; prabalya -- the force; haila --

there was; sandhi -- meeting; sabalya -- contradiction; bhave-bhave --

between ecstasies; haila -- there was; maha-rana -- a great fight;

autsukya -- eagerness; capalya -- impotence; dainya -- humility; rosa-

amarsa -- anger and impatience; adi -- all these; sainya -- soldiers;

prema-unmada -- madness in love; sabara -- of all; karana -- the cause.

TRANSLATION

Because of the various kinds of ecstasy, contradictory states of mind

occurred, and this resulted in a great fight between different types of

ecstasy. Anxiety, impotence, humility, anger and impatience were all

like soldiers fighting, and the madness of love of Godhead was the cause.

PURPORT

In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu it is stated that when similar ecstasies

from separate causes meet, they are called svarupa-sandhi. When opposing

elements meet, whether they arise from a common cause or different

causes, their conjunction is called bhinna-rupa-sandhi, the meeting of

contradictory ecstasies. The simultaneous joining of different ecstasies

-- fear and happiness, regret and happiness -- is called meeting (sandhi)

. The word sabalya refers to different types of ecstatic symptoms

combined together, like pride, despondency, humility, remembrance, doubt,

impatience caused by insult, fear, disappointment, patience and

eagerness. The friction that occurs when these combine is called sabalya.

Similarly, when the desire to see the object is very prominent, or when

one is unable to tolerate any delay in seeing the desired object, the

incapability is called autsukya, or eagerness. If such eagerness is

present, one's mouth dries up and one becomes restless. One also becomes

full of anxiety, and hard breathing and impatience are observed.

Similarly, the lightness of heart caused by strong attachment and strong

agitation of the mind is called impotence (capalya). Failure of judgment,

misuse of words, and obstinate activities devoid of anxiety are

observed. Similarly, when one becomes too angry at the other party,

offensive and abominable speech occurs, and this anger is called rosa.

When one becomes impatient due to being scolded or insulted, the

resultant state of mind is called amarsa. In this state of mind, one

perspires, acquires a headache, fades in bodily color and experiences

anxiety and an urge to search out the remedy. The bearing of a grudge,

aversion and chastisement are all visible symptoms.

Madhya 2.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

matta-gaja bhava-gana, prabhura deha -- iksu-vana,

gaja-yuddhe vanera dalana

prabhura haila divyonmada, tanu-manera avasada,

bhavavese kare sambodhana

SYNONYMS

matta-gaja -- mad elephant; bhava-gana -- symptoms of ecstasy; prabhura -

- of the Lord; deha -- body; iksu-vana -- sugarcane forest; gaja-yuddhe -

- in the fight of the elephants; vanera -- of the forest; dalana --

trampling; prabhura -- of the Lord; haila -- was; divya-unmada --

transcendental madness; tanu-manera -- of the mind and body; avasada --

despondency; bhava-avese -- on account of absorption in ecstasy; kare --

does; sambodhana -- addressing.

TRANSLATION

The body of the Lord was just like a field of sugarcane into which the

mad elephants of ecstasy entered. There was a fight amongst the

elephants, and in the process the entire field of sugarcane was

destroyed. Thus transcendental madness was awakened in the body of the

Lord, and He experienced despondency in mind and body. In this ecstatic

condition, He began to speak as follows.

Madhya 2.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

he deva he dayita he bhuvanaika-bandho

he krsna he capala he karunaika-sindho

he natha he ramana he nayanabhirama

ha ha kada nu bhavitasi padam drsor me

SYNONYMS

he deva -- O Lord; he dayita -- O most dear; he bhuvana-eka-bandho -- O

only friend of the universe; he krsna -- O Lord Krsna; he capala -- O

restless one; he karuna-eka-sindho -- O only ocean of mercy; he natha --

O My Lord; he ramana -- O My enjoyer; he nayana-abhirama -- O most

beautiful to My eyes; ha ha -- alas; kada -- when; nu -- certainly;

bhavita asi -- will You be; padam -- the dwelling place; drsoh me -- of

My vision.

TRANSLATION

"‘O My Lord! O dearest one! O only friend of the universe! O Krsna, O

restless one, O only ocean of mercy! O My Lord, O My enjoyer, O beloved

to My eyes! Alas, when will You again be visible to Me?'"

PURPORT

This is text 40 of the Krsna-karnamrta.

Madhya 2.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

unmadera laksana, karaya krsna-sphurana,

bhavavese uthe pranaya mana

solluntha-vacana-riti, mana, garva, vyaja-stuti,

kabhu ninda, kabhu va sammana

SYNONYMS

unmadera laksana -- the symptoms of madness; karaya -- causes; krsna --

Lord Krsna; sphurana -- impetus; bhava-avese -- in an ecstatic condition;

uthe -- awakens; pranaya -- love; mana -- disdain; solluntha-vacana --

of disrespect by sweet words; riti -- the way; mana -- honor; garva --

pride; vyaja-stuti -- indirect prayer; kabhu -- sometimes; ninda --

blasphemy; kabhu -- sometimes; va -- or; sammana -- honor.

TRANSLATION

The symptoms of madness served as an impetus for remembering Krsna. The

mood of ecstasy awoke love, disdain, defamation by words, pride, honor

and indirect prayer. Thus Sri Krsna was sometimes blasphemed and

sometimes honored.

PURPORT

The word unmada is explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as extreme

joy, misfortune and bewilderment in the heart due to separation.

Symptoms of unmada are laughing like a madman, dancing, singing,

performing ineffectual activities, talking nonsense, running, shouting

and sometimes working in contradictory ways. The word pranaya is

explained thus: When there is a possibility of receiving direct honor

but it is avoided, that love is called pranaya. Srila Rupa Gosvami, in

his Ujjvala-nilamani, explains the word mana thus: When the lover feels

novel sweetness by exchanging hearty loving words but wishes to hide his

feelings by crooked means, mana is experienced.

Madhya 2.67

TEXT 67

TEXT

tumi deva -- krida-rata, bhuvanera nari yata,

tahe kara abhista kridana

tumi mora dayita, mote vaise tomara cita,

mora bhagye kaile agamana

SYNONYMS

tumi -- You; deva -- the Supreme Lord; krida-rata -- engaged in Your

pastimes; bhuvanera -- of all the universes; nari -- women; yata -- all;

tahe -- in those pastimes; kara -- You do; abhista -- desired; kridana --

acting; tumi -- You; mora -- My; dayita -- merciful; mote -- to Me;

vaise -- rest; tomara -- Your; cita -- mind; mora -- My; bhagye -- by

fortune; kaile -- You have made; agamana -- appearance.

TRANSLATION

[In the attitude of Radharani, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu addressed Krsna:]

"My dear Lord, You are engaged in Your pastimes, and You utilize all the

women in the universe according to Your desire. You are so kind to Me.

Please divert Your attention to Me, for by fortune You have appeared

before Me.

Madhya 2.68

TEXT 68

TEXT

bhuvanera nari-gana, saba' kara akarsana,

tahan kara saba samadhana

tumi krsna -- citta-hara, aiche kona pamara,

tomare va keba kare mana

SYNONYMS

bhuvanera -- of all the universe; nari-gana -- women; saba' -- all; kara

-- You do; akarsana -- attraction; tahan -- there; kara -- You made;

saba -- all; samadhana -- adjustment; tumi -- You; krsna -- Lord Krsna;

citta-hara -- the enchanter of the mind; aiche -- in that way; kona --

some; pamara -- debauchee; tomare -- You; va -- or; keba -- who; kare --

does; mana -- honor.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You attract all the women of the universe, and You make

adjustments for all of them when they appear. You are Lord Krsna, and

You can enchant everyone, but on the whole, You are nothing but a

debauchee. Who can honor You?

Madhya 2.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

tomara capala-mati, ekatra na haya sthiti,

ta'te tomara nahi kichu dosa

tumi ta' karuna-sindhu, amara parana-bandhu,

tomaya nahi mora kabhu rosa

SYNONYMS

tomara -- Your; capala-mati -- restless mind; ekatra -- in one place; na

-- never; haya -- is; sthiti -- established; ta'te -- in that; tomara --

Your; nahi -- there is not; kichu -- any; dosa -- fault; tumi -- You are;

ta' -- certainly; karuna-sindhu -- the ocean of mercy; amara -- My;

parana-bandhu -- friend of the heart; tomaya -- toward You; nahi --

there is not; mora -- My; kabhu -- any time; rosa -- anger.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Krsna, Your mind is always restless. You cannot remain in one

place, but You are not at fault for this. You are actually the ocean of

mercy, the friend of My heart. Therefore I have no reason to be angry

with You.

Madhya 2.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

tumi natha -- vraja-prana, vrajera kara paritrana,

bahu karye nahi avakasa

tumi amara ramana, sukha dite agamana,

e tomara vaidagdhya-vilasa

SYNONYMS

tumi -- You; natha -- the master; vraja-prana -- the life of Vrajabhumi (

Vrndavana); vrajera -- of Vraja; kara -- do; paritrana -- deliverance;

bahu -- many; karye -- in activities; nahi -- there is not; avakasa --

rest; tumi -- You; amara -- My; ramana -- enjoyer; sukha -- happiness;

dite -- to give; agamana -- appearing; e -- this; tomara -- Your;

vaidagdhya-vilasa -- activities of expert transactions.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You are the master and the life and soul of Vrndavana.

Kindly arrange for the deliverance of Vrndavana. We have no leisure

hours away from our many activities. Actually, You are My enjoyer. You

have appeared just to give Me happiness, and this is one of Your expert

activities.

PURPORT

The word vaidagdhya means that one is very expert, learned, humorous,

cunning, beautiful and skilled in manifesting caricatures.

Madhya 2.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

mora vakya ninda mani, krsna chadi' gela jani,

suna, mora e stuti-vacana

nayanera abhirama, tumi mora dhana-prana,

ha-ha punah deha darasana

SYNONYMS

mora -- My; vakya -- words; ninda -- blasphemy; mani -- accepting; krsna

-- Lord Krsna; chadi' -- giving up; gela -- went away; jani -- I know;

suna -- hear; mora -- My; e -- this; stuti-vacana -- words of praise;

nayanera -- of the eyes; abhirama -- the satisfaction; tumi -- You are;

mora -- My; dhana-prana -- wealth and life; ha-ha -- alas; punah --

again; deha -- give Me; darasana -- audience.

TRANSLATION

"Taking My words as defamation, Lord Krsna has left Me. I know that He

is gone, but kindly hear My prayers in praise: ‘You are the satisfaction

of My eyes. You are My wealth and My life. Alas, please give Me your

audience once again.'"

Madhya 2.72

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TEXT

stambha, kampa, prasveda, vaivarnya, asru, svara-bheda,

deha haila pulake vyapita

hase, kande, nace, gaya, uthi' iti uti dhaya,

ksane bhume padiya murcchita

SYNONYMS

stambha -- being stunned; kampa -- trembling; prasveda -- perspiration;

vaivarnya -- fading away of the color; asru -- tears; svara-bheda --

choking of the voice; deha -- body; haila -- was; pulake -- in joy;

vyapita -- pervaded; hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances;

gaya -- sings; uthi' -- getting up; iti uti -- here and there; dhaya --

runs; ksane -- sometimes; bhume -- on the ground; padiya -- falling down;

murcchita -- unconscious.

TRANSLATION

There were different transformations of the body of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu: being stunned, trembling, perspiring, fading away of color,

weeping, and choking of the voice. In this way His whole body was

pervaded by transcendental joy. As a result, sometimes Caitanya

Mahaprabhu would laugh, sometimes cry, sometimes dance and sometimes

sing. Sometimes He would get up and run here and there, and sometimes

fall on the ground and lose consciousness.

PURPORT

In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, eight kinds of transcendental changes

taking place in the body are described. Stambha, being stunned, refers

to the mind's becoming transcendentally absorbed. In that state, the

peaceful mind is placed on the life air, and different bodily

transformations are manifest. These symptoms are visible in the body of

an advanced devotee. When life becomes almost inactive, it is called "

stunned." The emotions resulting from this condition are joy, fear,

astonishment, moroseness and anger. In this condition, the power of

speech is lost and there is no movement in the hands and legs. Otherwise,

being stunned is a mental condition. Many other symptoms are visible on

the entire body in the beginning. These are very subtle, but gradually

they become very apparent. When one cannot speak, naturally one's active

senses are arrested, and the knowledge-acquiring senses are rendered

inoperative. Kampa, trembling of the body, is mentioned in the Bhakti-

rasamrta-sindhu as a result of a special kind of fear, anger and joy.

This is called vepathu, or kampa. When the body begins to perspire

because of joy, fear and anger combined, this is called sveda. Vaivarnya

is described as a change in the bodily color. It is caused by a

combination of moroseness, anger and fear. When these emotions are

experienced, the complexion turns pale and the body becomes lean and

thin. Asru is explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as a combination

of joy, anger and moroseness that causes water to flow from the eyes

without effort. When there is joy and there are tears in the eyes, the

temperature of the tears is cold, but when there is anger, the tears are

hot. In both cases, the eyes are restless, the eyeballs are red and

there is itching. These are all symptoms of asru. When there is a

combination of moroseness, astonishment, anger, joy and fear, there is a

choking in the voice. This choking is called gadgada. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu refers to gadgada-ruddhaya gira, or "a faltering voice." In

the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, pulaka is described as joy, encouragement

and fear. When these combine, the hairs on the body stand on end, and

this bodily state is called pulaka.

Madhya 2.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

murcchaya haila saksatkara, uthi' kare huhunkara,

kahe -- ei aila mahasaya

krsnera madhuri-gune, nana bhrama haya mane,

sloka padi' karaye niscaya

SYNONYMS

murcchaya -- in the swoon; haila -- there was; saksatkara -- direct

meeting; uthi' -- getting up; kare -- does; hu-hun-kara -- tumultuous

sound; kahe -- says; ei -- thus; aila -- He has come; maha-asaya -- the

great personality; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; madhuri -- sweetness; gune -

- by qualities; nana -- various; bhrama -- mistakes; haya -- are; mane --

in the mind; sloka -- the verse; padi' -- reciting; karaye -- does;

niscaya -- ascertainment.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was thus unconscious, He happened to meet

the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently He got up and

immediately made a tumultuous sound, very loudly declaring, "Now Krsna,

the great personality, is present." In this way, because of Krsna's

sweet qualities, Caitanya Mahaprabhu made different types of mistakes in

His mind. Thus by reciting the following verse, He ascertained the

presence of Lord Krsna.

Madhya 2.74

TEXT 74

TEXT

marah svayam nu madhura-dyuti-mandalam nu

madhuryam eva nu mano-nayanamrtam nu

veni-mrjo nu mama jivita-vallabho nu

krsno 'yam abhyudayate mama locanaya

SYNONYMS

marah -- Cupid; svayam -- personally; nu -- whether; madhura -- sweet;

dyuti -- of effulgence; mandalam -- encirclement; nu -- whether;

madhuryam -- sweetness; eva -- even; nu -- certainly; manah-nayana-

amrtam -- nectar for the mind and eyes; nu -- whether; veni-mrjah --

loosening of the hair; nu -- whether; mama -- My; jivita-vallabhah --

the pleasure of the life and soul; nu -- whether; krsnah -- Lord Krsna;

ayam -- this; abhyudayate -- manifests; mama -- My; locanaya -- for the

eyes.

TRANSLATION

In the attitude of Radharani, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu addressed the

gopis: "‘My dear friends, where is that Krsna, Cupid personified, who

has the effulgence of a kadamba flower, who is sweetness itself, the

nectar of My eyes and mind, He who loosens the hair of the gopis, who is

the supreme source of transcendental bliss and My life and soul? Has He

come before My eyes again?'"

PURPORT

This is another verse from the Krsna-karnamrta (68).

Madhya 2.75

TEXT 75

TEXT

kiba ei saksat kama, dyuti-bimba murtiman,

ki madhurya svayam murtimanta

kiba mano-netrotsava, kiba prana-vallabha,

satya krsna aila netrananda

SYNONYMS

kiba -- whether; ei -- this; saksat -- directly; kama -- Cupid; dyuti-

bimba -- reflection of the effulgence; murtiman -- personified; ki --

whether; madhurya -- sweetness; svayam -- personally; murtimanta --

personified; kiba -- whether; manah-netra-utsava -- festival of the mind

and eyes; kiba -- whether; prana-vallabha -- My life and soul; satya --

truly; krsna -- Lord Krsna; aila -- has come; netra-ananda -- the

pleasure of My eyes.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then began to talk like this: "Is Cupid

personified present with the effulgence and reflection of the kadamba

tree? Is He the same person, personified sweetness, who is the pleasure

of My eyes and mind, who is My life and soul? Has Krsna actually come

before My eyes ?"

Madhya 2.76

TEXT 76

TEXT

guru -- nana bhava-gana, sisya -- prabhura tanu-mana,

nana rite satata nacaya

nirveda, visada, dainya, capalya, harsa, dhairya, manyu,

ei nrtye prabhura kala yaya

SYNONYMS

guru -- the teacher; nana -- various; bhava-gana -- ecstasies; sisya --

disciples; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya; tanu-mana -- body and mind;

nana -- various; rite -- in ways; satata -- always; nacaya -- causes to

dance; nirveda -- despondency; visada -- moroseness; dainya -- humility;

capalya -- restlessness; harsa -- joy; dhairya -- endurance; manyu --

anger; ei -- this; nrtye -- in dancing; prabhura -- of the Lord; kala --

time; yaya -- passes.

TRANSLATION

As the spiritual master chastises the disciple and teaches him the art

of devotional service, so all the ecstatic symptoms of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu -- including despondency, moroseness, humility, restlessness,

joy, endurance and anger -- instructed His body and mind. In this way,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed His time.

Madhya 2.77

TEXT 77

TEXT

candidasa, vidyapati, rayera nataka-giti,

karnamrta, sri-gita-govinda

svarupa-ramananda-sane, mahaprabhu ratri-dine,

gaya, sune -- parama ananda

SYNONYMS

candidasa -- the poet Candidasa; vidyapati -- the poet Vidyapati; rayera

-- of the poet Raya Ramananda; nataka -- the Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka;

giti -- songs; karnamrta -- the Krsna-karnamrta of Bilvamangala Thakura;

sri-gita-govinda -- the Gita-govinda of Jayadeva Gosvami; svarupa --

Svarupa Damodara; ramananda-sane -- with Raya Ramananda; mahaprabhu --

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ratri-dine -- day and night; gaya -- sings;

sune -- hears; parama ananda -- with great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

He also passed His time reading the books and singing the songs of

Candidasa and Vidyapati, and listening to quotations from the Jagannatha-

vallabha-nataka, Krsna-karnamrta and Gita-govinda. Thus in the

association of Svarupa Damodara and Raya Ramananda, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu passed His days and nights chanting and hearing with great

pleasure.

Madhya 2.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

purira vatsalya mukhya, ramanandera suddha-sakhya,

govindadyera suddha-dasya-rasa

gadadhara, jagadananda, svarupera mukhya rasananda,

ei cari bhave prabhu vasa

SYNONYMS

purira -- of Paramananda Puri; vatsalya -- paternal affection; mukhya --

chiefly; ramanandera -- of Raya Ramananda; suddha-sakhya -- pure

fraternity; govinda-adyera -- of Govinda and others; suddha-dasya-rasa --

the pure and unalloyed mellow of service; gadadhara -- Gadadhara

Pandita; jagadananda -- Jagadananda Pandita; svarupera -- of Svarupa

Damodara; mukhya -- chiefly; rasa-ananda -- tasting the pleasure of

conjugal love; ei -- these; cari -- in four; bhave -- ecstatic

conditions; prabhu -- the Lord; vasa -- became obliged.

TRANSLATION

Among His associates, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed paternal loving

affection from Paramananda Puri, friendly affection with Ramananda Raya,

unalloyed service from Govinda and others, and humors of conjugal love

with Gadadhara, Jagadananda and Svarupa Damodara. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu enjoyed all these four mellows, and thus He remained obliged

to His devotees.

PURPORT

Paramananda Puri is said to have been Uddhava in Vrndavana. His

affections with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were on the platform of paternal

love. This was because Paramananda Puri happened to be the Godbrother of

the spiritual master of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Similarly, Ramananda

Raya, who is considered an incarnation of Arjuna and by some an

incarnation of Visakhadevi, enjoyed unalloyed fraternal love with the

Lord. Unalloyed personal service was enjoyed by Govinda and others. In

the presence of His most confidential devotees like Gadadhara Pandita,

Jagadananda and Svarupa Damodara, Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed the

ecstatic conditions of Srimati Radharani in Her conjugal relationship

with Krsna. Absorbed in these four transcendental mellows, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu resided in Jagannatha Puri, feeling very much obliged to His

devotees.

Madhya 2.79

TEXT 79

TEXT

lilasuka -- martya-jana, tanra haya bhavodgama,

isvare se -- ki iha vismaya

tahe mukhya-rasasraya, ha-iyachena mahasaya,

tate haya sarva-bhavodaya

SYNONYMS

lila-suka -- Bilvamangala Thakura; martya-jana -- a person of this world;

tanra -- of him; haya -- there is; bhava-udgama -- manifestation of

different ecstasies; isvare -- in the Supreme Lord; se -- that; ki --

what; iha -- here; vismaya -- astonishing; tahe -- in that; mukhya-rasa -

- of the chief mellow (the conjugal mellow); asraya -- the abode; ha-

iyachena -- has become; maha-asaya -- the great personality Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; tate -- therefore; haya -- there is; sarva-bhava-udaya -- a

manifestation of all ecstasies.

TRANSLATION

Lilasuka [Bilvamangala Thakura] was an ordinary human being, yet he

developed many ecstatic symptoms in his body. What, then, is so

astonishing about these symptoms' being manifest in the body of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead? In the ecstatic mood of conjugal love,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was on the highest platform; therefore, all the

exuberant ecstasies were naturally visible in His body.

PURPORT

Lilasuka is Bilvamangala Thakura Gosvami. He was a South Indian, a

brahmana, and his former name was Silhana Misra. When he was a

householder, he became attracted to a prostitute named Cintamani, but

eventually he took her advice and became renounced. Thus he wrote a book

named Santi-sataka, and later, by the mercy of Lord Krsna and the

Vaisnavas, he became a great devotee. Thus he became famous as

Bilvamangala Thakura Gosvami. On that elevated platform he wrote a book

named Krsna-karnamrta, which is very famous amongst Vaisnavas. Since he

exhibited so many ecstatic symptoms, people used to call him Lilasuka.

Madhya 2.80

TEXT 80

TEXT

purve vraja-vilase, yei tina abhilase,

yatneha asvada na haila

sri-radhara bhava-sara, apane kari' angikara,

sei tina vastu asvadila

SYNONYMS

purve -- formerly; vraja-vilase -- in the pastimes of Vrndavana; yei

tina -- those three; abhilase -- in desires; yatneha -- by great

endeavor; asvada -- taste; na haila -- there was not; sri-radhara -- of

Srimati Radharani; bhava-sara -- the essence of the ecstasy; apane --

personally; kari' -- making; angikara -- acceptance; sei -- those; tina

vastu -- three subjects; asvadila -- tasted.

TRANSLATION

During His previous pastimes in Vrndavana, Lord Krsna desired to enjoy

the three different types of ecstasy, but despite great endeavor, He

could not taste them. Such ecstasies are the monopoly of Srimati

Radharani. Therefore, in order to taste them, Sri Krsna accepted the

position of Srimati Radharani in the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 2.81

TEXT 81

TEXT

apane kari' asvadane, sikhaila bhakta-gane,

prema-cintamanira prabhu dhani

nahi jane sthanasthana, yare tare kaila dana,

mahaprabhu -- data-siromani

SYNONYMS

apane -- personally; kari' -- doing; asvadane -- tasting; sikhaila -- He

taught; bhakta-gane -- to His direct disciples; prema-cintamanira -- of

the touchstone of love of Godhead; prabhu -- the Lord; dhani --

capitalist; nahi -- does not; jane -- know; sthana-asthana -- the proper

place or improper place; yare -- to whomever; tare -- to him; kaila --

made; dana -- charity; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; data-

siromani -- the most munificent personality.

TRANSLATION

By personally tasting the mellows of love of Godhead, Caitanya

Mahaprabhu taught His direct disciples the process. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu is a wealthy capitalist possessing the touchstone of love of

God. Not considering whether one is a proper or improper recipient, He

gives His treasure to anyone and everyone. Thus He is the most

munificent.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's capital is the touchstone of love of Godhead,

and consequently He is a great owner of that transcendental treasure.

After making unlimited amounts of gold, the touchstone remains the same.

Similarly, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, although distributing love of

Godhead unlimitedly, still remained the supreme owner of this

transcendental opulence. His devotees, who learned it from Him, also had

to distribute it munificently all over the world. This Krsna

consciousness movement, following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu and His confidential devotees, is also trying to distribute

love of Godhead all over the world through the chanting of the holy

names of the Lord -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

Madhya 2.82

TEXT 82

TEXT

ei gupta bhava-sindhu, brahma na paya eka bindu,

hena dhana vilaila samsare

aiche dayalu avatara, aiche data nahi ara,

guna keha nare varnibare

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; gupta -- confidential; bhava-sindhu -- ocean of ecstasies;

brahma -- Lord Brahma; na -- does not; paya -- get; eka -- one; bindu --

drop; hena -- such; dhana -- wealth; vilaila -- distributed; samsare --

all over the world; aiche -- such; dayalu -- merciful; avatara --

incarnation; aiche -- such; data -- charitable donor; nahi -- there is

not; ara -- anyone else; guna -- this quality; keha -- anyone; nare --

not able; varnibare -- to describe.

TRANSLATION

No one, not even Lord Brahma, can ascertain or even taste a drop of this

confidential ocean of ecstasy, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, out of His

causeless mercy, has distributed this love of Godhead all over the world.

Thus there cannot be any incarnation more munificent than Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. There is no greater donor. Who can describe His

transcendental qualities?

Madhya 2.83

TEXT 83

TEXT

kahibara katha nahe, kahile keha na bujhaye,

aiche citra caitanyera ranga

sei se bujhite pare, caitanyera krpa yanre,

haya tanra dasanudasa-sanga

SYNONYMS

kahibara katha nahe -- not a subject matter to describe freely; kahile --

if spoken; keha -- someone; na bujhaye -- not understands; aiche -- in

that way; citra -- wonderful; caitanyera -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

ranga -- pastimes; sei se -- whoever; bujhite -- to understand; pare --

is able; caitanyera -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- the

mercy; yanre -- unto whom; haya -- becomes; tanra -- His; dasa-anudasa-

sanga -- association with the servant of the servant.

TRANSLATION

Such topics are not to be discussed freely because if they are, no one

will understand them. Such are the wonderful pastimes of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Unto one who is able to understand, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

has shown mercy by giving him the association of the servant of His own

servant.

PURPORT

An ordinary person cannot understand the transcendental ecstasies in the

mode of Srimati Radharani. Unfit persons who try to understand them are

perverted into the sahajiya, baula and other sampradayas. Thus the

teachings are perverted. Even learned scholars in the academic field

cannot understand the transcendental bliss and ecstasy exhibited by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His pure devotees. One must be fit to understand

the purport of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's activities.

Madhya 2.84

TEXT 84

TEXT

caitanya-lila-ratna-sara, svarupera bhandara,

tenho thuila raghunathera kanthe

tahan kichu ye sunilun, taha ihan vistarilun,

bhakta-gane dilun ei bhete

SYNONYMS

caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; ratna-sara -- the

topmost jewel; svarupera -- of Svarupa Damodara; bhandara -- of the

storehouse; tenho -- he; thuila -- kept; raghunathera kanthe -- in the

throat of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; tahan -- there; kichu ye -- whatever

little; sunilun -- I have heard; taha -- that only; ihan -- in this book;

vistarilun -- I have described; bhakta-gane -- to the pure devotees;

dilun -- I gave; ei -- this; bhete -- presentation.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are the topmost of jewels. They

have been kept in the storehouse of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, who has

explained them to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who has repeated them to me.

Whatever little I have heard from Raghunatha dasa Gosvami I have

described in this book, which is presented to all devotees.

PURPORT

All the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were noted by His personal

secretary Svarupa Damodara and repeated to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who

memorized them. Whatever Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami heard is recorded in

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. This is called the parampara system, from Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Svarupa Damodara to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami to

Kaviraja Gosvami. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has distributed this

information in his book Caitanya-caritamrta. In other words, Sri

Caitanya-caritamrta is the essence of the instruction given through the

parampara system of the disciplic succession stemming from Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 2.85

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TEXT

yadi keha hena kaya, grantha kaila sloka-maya,

itara jane naribe bujhite

prabhura yei acarana, sei kari varnana,

sarva-citta nari aradhite

SYNONYMS

yadi -- if; keha -- someone; hena -- thus; kaya -- says; grantha -- this

book; kaila -- is made; sloka-maya -- with various Sanskrit verses;

itara -- ordinary; jane -- persons; naribe bujhite -- will not be able

to understand; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yei --

whatever; acarana -- activities; sei -- that; kari -- I do; varnana --

description; sarva-citta -- all hearts; nari -- I am unable; aradhite --

to please.

TRANSLATION

If one says that Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is full of Sanskrit verses and

therefore not understandable by a common man, I reply that what I have

described are the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and that for me to

satisfy everyone is not possible.

PURPORT

Srila Kaviraja Gosvami and one who follows in his footsteps do not have

to cater to the public. Their business is simply to satisfy the previous

acaryas and describe the pastimes of the Lord. One who is able to

understand can relish this exalted transcendental literature, which is

actually not meant for ordinary persons like scholars and literary men.

Generally, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes recorded in the Caitanya-

caritamrta are studied in universities and scholastic circles from a

literary and historical point of view, but actually Sri Caitanya-

caritamrta is not a subject matter for research workers or literary

scholars. It is simply meant for those devotees who have dedicated their

lives to the service of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 2.86

TEXT 86

TEXT

nahi kahan savirodha, nahi kahan anurodha,

sahaja vastu kari vivarana

yadi haya ragoddesa, tahan haye avesa,

sahaja vastu na yaya likhana

SYNONYMS

nahi -- there is not; kahan -- anywhere; sa-virodha -- opposing element;

nahi -- there is not; kahan -- anywhere; anurodha -- acceptance of

someone's opinion; sahaja -- simple; vastu -- substance; kari -- I do;

vivarana -- description; yadi -- if; haya -- there is; raga-uddesa --

someone's attraction or obstruction; tahan -- there; haye -- becoming;

avesa -- involved; sahaja -- simple; vastu -- substance; na yaya -- is

not possible; likhana -- the writing.

TRANSLATION

In this Caitanya-caritamrta there is no contradictory conclusion, nor is

anyone else's opinion accepted. I have written this book to describe the

simple substance as I have heard it from superiors. If I become involved

in someone's likes and dislikes, I cannot possibly write the simple

truth.

PURPORT

The simplest thing for human beings is to follow their predecessors.

Judgment according to mundane senses is not a very easy process.

Whatever is awakened by attachment to one's predecessor is the way of

devotional service as indicated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The author

says, however, that he cannot consider the opinions of those who become

attracted or repelled by such things, because one cannot write

impartially in that way. In other words, the author is stating that he

did not inject personal opinion in the Caitanya-caritamrta. He has

simply described his spontaneous understanding from superiors. If he had

been carried away by someone's likes and dislikes, he could not have

written of such a sublime subject matter in such an easy way. The actual

facts are understandable to real devotees. When these facts are recorded,

they are very congenial to the devotees, but one who is not a devotee

cannot understand. Such is the subject matter for realization. Mundane

scholarship and its concomitant attachments and detachments cannot

arouse spontaneous love of Godhead. Such love cannot be described by a

mundane scholar.

Madhya 2.87

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TEXT

yeba nahi bujhe keha, sunite sunite seha,

ki adbhuta caitanya-carita

krsne upajibe priti, janibe rasera riti,

sunilei bada haya hita

SYNONYMS

yeba -- whoever; nahi -- does not; bujhe -- understand; keha -- someone;

sunite sunite -- hearing and hearing; seha -- he; ki -- what; adbhuta --

wonderful; caitanya-carita -- pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

krsne -- unto Krsna; upajibe -- will develop; priti -- love; janibe --

he will understand; rasera -- of transcendental mellows; riti -- the

ways; sunilei -- simply by hearing; bada -- great; haya -- there is;

hita -- benefit.

TRANSLATION

If one does not understand in the beginning but continues to hear again

and again, the wonderful effects of Lord Caitanya's pastimes will bring

love for Krsna. Gradually one will come to understand the loving affairs

between Krsna and the gopis and other associates of Vrndavana. Everyone

is advised to continue to hear over and over again in order to greatly

benefit.

Madhya 2.88

TEXT 88

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bhagavata -- sloka-maya, tika tara samskrta haya,

tabu kaiche bujhe tri-bhuvana

ihan sloka dui cari, tara vyakhya bhasa kari,

kene na bujhibe sarva-jana

SYNONYMS

bhagavata -- Srimad-Bhagavatam; sloka-maya -- full of Sanskrit verses;

tika -- commentaries; tara -- of that; samskrta -- Sanskrit language;

haya -- there are; tabu -- still; kaiche -- how; bujhe -- understands;

tri-bhuvana -- the whole world; ihan -- in this; sloka -- verses; dui

cari -- a few; tara -- of them; vyakhya -- explanation; bhasa -- in

simple language; kari -- I do; kene -- why; na -- not; bujhibe -- will

understand; sarva-jana -- all people.

TRANSLATION

In reply to those critics who say that Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is full

of Sanskrit verses, it can be said that Srimad-Bhagavatam is also full

of Sanskrit verses, as are the commentaries on Srimad-Bhagavatam.

Nonetheless, Srimad-Bhagavatam can be understood by everyone, as well as

by advanced devotees who study the Sanskrit commentaries. Why, then,

will people not understand the Caitanya-caritamrta? There are only a few

Sanskrit verses, and these have been explained in the Bengali vernacular.

What is the difficulty in understanding?

Madhya 2.89

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sesa-lilara sutra-gana, kailun kichu vivarana,

ihan vistarite citta haya

thake yadi ayuh-sesa, vistariba lila-sesa,

yadi mahaprabhura krpa haya

SYNONYMS

sesa-lilara -- of the pastimes at the end; sutra-gana -- the synopsis;

kailun -- I have done; kichu -- some; vivarana -- description; ihan --

here; vistarite -- to expand more and more; citta haya -- there is a

desire; thake -- remains; yadi -- if; ayuh-sesa -- the end of life;

vistariba -- I shall describe; lila -- pastimes; sesa -- at the end;

yadi -- if; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- mercy;

haya -- there is.

TRANSLATION

I have already given a synopsis of all the facts and figures of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's last pastimes, and I have a desire to describe

them elaborately. If I remain longer and am fortunate enough to receive

the mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, I shall try to describe them

again more elaborately.

Madhya 2.90

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ami vrddha jaratura, likhite kanpaye kara,

mane kichu smarana na haya

na dekhiye nayane, na suniye sravane,

tabu likhi' -- e bada vismaya

SYNONYMS

ami -- I; vrddha -- old man; jara-atura -- disturbed by invalidity;

likhite -- to write; kanpaye -- trembles; kara -- the hand; mane -- in

the mind; kichu -- any; smarana -- remembrance; na haya -- there is not;

na dekhiye -- I cannot see; nayane -- by the eyes; na suniye -- I cannot

hear; sravane -- with the ears; tabu -- still; likhi' -- writing; e --

this; bada vismaya -- a great wonder.

TRANSLATION

I have now become too old and disturbed by invalidity. While I write, my

hands tremble. I cannot remember anything, nor can I see or hear

properly. Still I write, and this is a great wonder.

Madhya 2.91

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ei antya-lila-sara, sutra-madhye vistara,

kari' kichu karilun varnana

iha-madhye mari yabe, varnite na pari tabe,

ei lila bhakta-gana-dhana

SYNONYMS

ei antya-lila-sara -- the essence of the antya-lila (Lord Caitanya's

pastimes at the end); sutra-madhye -- in the form of a synopsis; vistara

-- expansion; kari' -- doing; kichu -- something; karilun varnana --

have described; iha-madhye -- in the meantime; mari -- I die; yabe --

when; varnite -- to describe; na pari -- not able; tabe -- then; ei lila

-- these pastimes; bhakta-gana-dhana -- the treasure of the devotees.

TRANSLATION

In this chapter I have to some extent described the essence of the

pastimes of Lord Caitanya at the end. If I die in the meantime and

cannot describe them in detail, at least the devotees will have this

transcendental treasure.

Madhya 2.92

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sanksepe ei sutra kaila, yei ihan na likhila,

age taha kariba vistara

yadi tata dina jiye, mahaprabhura krpa haye,

iccha bhari' kariba vicara

SYNONYMS

sanksepe -- in brief; ei sutra -- these notes; kaila -- I have made; yei

-- whatever; ihan -- in this; na likhila -- I could not write; age -- in

the future; taha -- that; kariba -- I shall make; vistara -- expansion;

yadi -- if; tata -- so many; dina -- days; jiye -- I live; mahaprabhura -

- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- the mercy; haye -- there is; iccha

bhari' -- satisfying the desire; kariba -- I shall do; vicara --

consideration.

TRANSLATION

In this chapter I have briefly described the antya-lila. Whatever I have

not described I shall describe extensively in the future. If by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy I live for so many days that I can fulfill

my desires, I will give full consideration to these pastimes.

Madhya 2.93

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chota bada bhakta-gana, vandon sabara sri-carana,

sabe more karaha santosa

svarupa-gosanira mata, rupa-raghunatha jane yata,

tai likhi' nahi mora dosa

SYNONYMS

chota -- small; bada -- great; bhakta-gana -- devotees; vandon -- I

worship; sabara -- all of them; sri-carana -- the lotus feet; sabe --

all of you; more -- unto me; karaha -- please do; santosa --

satisfaction; svarupa-gosanira mata -- the view of Svarupa Damodara

Gosvami; rupa-raghunatha -- Rupa and Raghunatha; jane -- know; yata --

all; tai -- that; likhi' -- writing; nahi -- there is not; mora -- my;

dosa -- fault.

TRANSLATION

I worship herewith the lotus feet of all kinds of devotees, both

advanced and neophyte. I request all of them to be satisfied with me. I

am faultless because I have written herein whatever I have understood

from Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Rupa and Raghunatha dasa Gosvamis. I

have neither added to nor subtracted from their version.

PURPORT

According to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, there are three

kinds of devotees, known as bhajana-vijna (experts in devotional service)

, bhajana-sila (devotees engaged in devotional service), and krsna-name

diksita krsna-nama-kari (initiated devotees engaged in chanting). The

author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta begs the mercy of all these devotees

and asks them to be pleased with him. He says, "Let the neophyte

devotees -- the devotees who are very expert in arguing though they have

no sense of advanced devotional service, who think themselves very

advanced because they imitate some smarta-brahmana -- let such devotees

not be displeased with me, thinking that I have committed errors in this

regard. I beg their pardon with great humility, but I am submitting that

I personally have no desire to add or subtract anything. I have only

written what I have heard in the disciplic succession because I am

dedicated to the lotus feet of previous acaryas like Svarupa Damodara,

Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and Rupa Gosvami. I have only written what I

have learned from them."

Madhya 2.94

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sri-caitanya, nityananda, advaitadi bhakta-vrnda,

sire dhari sabara carana

svarupa, rupa, sanatana, raghunathera sri-carana,

dhuli karon mastake bhusana

SYNONYMS

sri-caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda

Prabhu; advaita-adi bhakta-vrnda -- as well as personalities like

Advaita Acarya and all the devotees; sire -- on my head; dhari -- taking;

sabara -- of all; carana -- the lotus feet; svarupa -- Srila Svarupa

Damodara Gosvami; rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; sanatana -- Srila Sanatana

Gosvami; raghunathera -- of Srila Raghunatha Gosvami; sri-carana -- the

lotus feet; dhuli -- dust; karon -- I do; mastake -- on my head; bhusana

-- decoration.

TRANSLATION

According to the parampara system, I wish to take the dust from the

lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu,

and all the associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu like Svarupa Damodara,

Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. I wish to

take the dust of their lotus feet upon my head. In this way I wish to be

blessed with their mercy.

Madhya 2.95

TEXT 95

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pana yanra ajna-dhana, vrajera vaisnava-gana,

vandon tanra mukhya haridasa

caitanya-vilasa-sindhu- kallolera eka bindu,

tara kana kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

pana -- getting; yanra -- whose; ajna-dhana -- order; vrajera -- of

Vrndavana; vaisnava-gana -- all the Vaisnavas; vandon -- I worship;

tanra -- of them; mukhya -- the chief; haridasa -- Haridasa; caitanya-

vilasa-sindhu -- of the ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya;

kallolera eka bindu -- one drop of one wave; tara -- of it; kana -- a

particle only; kahe -- describes; krsnadasa -- Krsnadasa Kaviraja

Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Receiving orders from the above authorities and the Vaisnavas of

Vrndavana, especially from Haridasa, the priest of Govindaji, I,

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, have tried to describe one small particle of

one drop of one wave of the ocean of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-

lila, Second Chapter, describing the ecstatic manifestations of Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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Madhya 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
 
Chapter 2: 
The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
 
In the Second Chapter of the Madhya-lila, the author describes the 
pastimes the Lord performed during the last twelve years of His life. 
Thus he has also described some of the pastimes of the antya-lila. Why 
he has done so is very difficult for an ordinary person to understand. 
The author expects that reading the pastimes of the Lord will gradually 
help a person awaken his dormant love of Krsna. Actually this Caitanya-
caritamrta was compiled by the author during very old age. Fearing he 
might not be able to finish the book, he has included a synopsis of the 
antya-lila here in the Second Chapter. Srila Kaviraja Gosvami has 
confirmed that the opinion of Svarupa Damodara is authoritative in the 
matter of devotional service. Over and above this are the notes of 
Svarupa Damodara, memorized by Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who also helped 
in the compilation of the Caitanya-caritamrta. After the disappearance 
of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami went to Vrndavana. 
At that time the author, Srila Kaviraja Gosvami, met Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami, by whose mercy he also could memorize all the notes. In this 
way the author was able to complete this transcendental literature, Sri 
Caitanya-caritamrta.
 
Madhya 2.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
vicchede 'smin prabhor antya-
lila-sutranuvarnane
gaurasya krsna-viccheda-
pralapady anuvarnyate
SYNONYMS
 
vicchede -- in the chapter; asmin -- this; prabhoh -- of the Lord; antya-
lila -- of the last division of His pastimes; sutra -- of a synopsis; 
anuvarnane -- in the matter of description; gaurasya -- of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-viccheda -- of separation from Krsna; pralapa 
-- craziness; adi -- other subject matters; anuvarnyate -- is being 
described.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While relating in synopsis form the last division of the pastimes of 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in this chapter I shall describe the Lord's 
transcendental ecstasy, which appears like madness due to His separation 
from Krsna.
 
PURPORT
 
In this Second Chapter, the activities of Lord Caitanya that took place 
after the Lord accepted sannyasa are generally described. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu is specifically mentioned here as being gaura, or of fair 
complexion. Krsna is generally known to be blackish, but when He is 
absorbed in the thought of the gopis, who are all of fair complexion, 
Krsna Himself also becomes fair. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in particular 
felt separation from Krsna very deeply, exactly like a lover who is 
dejected in separation from the beloved. Such feelings, which were 
expressed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for nearly twelve years at the end 
of His pastimes, are described in brief in this Second Chapter of Madhya-
lila.
 
Madhya 2.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
jayadvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya -- all glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya 
nityananda -- all glories to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaitacandra -- all 
glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- all glories to the 
devotees of the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda! 
All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of the 
Lord!
 
Madhya 2.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
sesa ye rahila prabhura dvadasa vatsara
krsnera viyoga-sphurti haya nirantara
SYNONYMS
 
sesa -- at the end; ye -- those; rahila -- remained; prabhura -- of Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dvadasa vatsara -- twelve years; krsnera -- of 
Lord Krsna; viyoga -- of separation; sphurti -- manifestation; haya -- 
is; nirantara -- always.
 
TRANSLATION
 
During His last twelve years, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always manifested 
all the symptoms of ecstasy in separation from Krsna.
 
Madhya 2.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
sri-radhikara cesta yena uddhava-darsane
ei-mata dasa prabhura haya ratri-dine
SYNONYMS
 
sri-radhikara -- of Srimati Radharani; cesta -- the activities; yena -- 
just like; uddhava-darsane -- in seeing Uddhava at Vrndavana; ei-mata -- 
in this way; dasa -- the condition; prabhura -- of the Lord; haya -- is; 
ratri-dine -- day and night.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's state of mind, day and night, was practically 
identical to Radharani's state of mind when Uddhava came to Vrndavana to 
see the gopis.
 
Madhya 2.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
nirantara haya prabhura viraha-unmada
bhrama-maya cesta sada, pralapa-maya vada
SYNONYMS
 
nirantara -- constantly; haya -- is; prabhura -- of the Lord; viraha -- 
of separation; unmada -- the madness; bhrama-maya -- forgetful; cesta -- 
activities; sada -- always; pralapa-maya -- full of delirium; vada -- 
talking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord constantly exhibited a state of mind reflecting the madness of 
separation. All His activities were based on forgetfulness, and His 
talks were always based on madness.
 
Madhya 2.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
roma-kupe raktodgama, danta saba hale
ksane anga ksina haya, ksane anga phule
SYNONYMS
 
roma-kupe -- the pores of the body; rakta-udgama -- exuding blood; danta 
-- teeth; saba -- all; hale -- loosen; ksane -- in one moment; anga -- 
the whole body; ksina -- slender; haya -- becomes; ksane -- in another 
moment; anga -- the body; phule -- fattens.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Blood flowed from all the pores of His body, and all His teeth were 
loosened. At one moment His whole body became slender, and at another 
moment His whole body became fat.
 
Madhya 2.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
gambhira-bhitare ratre nahi nidra-lava
bhitte mukha-sira ghase, ksata haya saba
SYNONYMS
 
gambhira-bhitare -- inside the inner room; ratre -- at night; nahi -- 
there is not; nidra-lava -- a fraction of sleep; bhitte -- on the wall; 
mukha -- mouth; sira -- head; ghase -- grind; ksata -- injuries; haya -- 
there are; saba -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The small room beyond the corridor is called the Gambhira. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu used to stay in that room, but He did not sleep for a moment. 
All night He used to grind His mouth and head on the wall, and His face 
sustained injuries all over.
 
Madhya 2.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
tina dvare kapata, prabhu yayena bahire
kabhu simha-dvare pade, kabhu sindhu-nire
SYNONYMS
 
tina dvare -- the three doors; kapata -- completely closed; prabhu -- 
the Lord; yayena -- goes; bahire -- outside; kabhu -- sometimes; simha-
dvare -- at the gate of the temple of Jagannatha, known as Simha-dvara; 
pade -- falls flat; kabhu -- sometimes; sindhu-nire -- in the water of 
the sea.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although the three doors of the house were always closed, the Lord would 
nonetheless go out and sometimes would be found at the Jagannatha Temple,
 before the gate known as Simha-dvara. And sometimes the Lord would fall 
flat into the sea.
 
Madhya 2.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
cataka parvata dekhi' ‘govardhana' bhrame
dhana cale arta-nada kariya krandane
SYNONYMS
 
cataka parvata -- the sand dunes; dekhi' -- seeing; govardhana -- 
Govardhana Hill in Vrndavana; bhrame -- mistakes; dhana -- running; cale 
-- goes; arta-nada -- wail; kariya -- making; krandane -- cries.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would also run very fast across the sand dunes, 
mistaking them for Govardhana. As He ran, He would wail and cry loudly.
 
PURPORT
 
Because of the winds of the sea, sometimes the sand would form dunes. 
Such sand dunes are called cataka parvata. Instead of seeing these sand 
dunes simply as hills of sand, the Lord would take them to be Govardhana 
Hill. Sometimes He would run toward these dunes at high speed, crying 
very loudly, expressing the state of mind exhibited by Radharani. Thus 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was absorbed in thoughts of Krsna and His pastimes. 
His state of mind brought Him the atmosphere of Vrndavana and Govardhana 
Hill, and thus He enjoyed the transcendental bliss of separation and 
meeting.
 
Madhya 2.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
upavanodyana dekhi' vrndavana-jnana
tahan yai' nace, gaya, ksane murccha ya'na
SYNONYMS
 
upavana-udyana -- small parks; dekhi' -- seeing; vrndavana-jnana -- took 
them to be the forests of Vrndavana; tahan -- there; yai' -- going; nace 
-- dances; gaya -- sings; ksane -- in a moment; murccha -- 
unconsciousness; ya'na -- goes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sometimes Caitanya Mahaprabhu mistook the small parks of the city for 
Vrndavana. Sometimes He would go there, dance and chant and sometimes 
fall unconscious in spiritual ecstasy.
 
Madhya 2.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
kahan nahi suni yei bhavera vikara
sei bhava haya prabhura sarire pracara
SYNONYMS
 
kahan -- anywhere; nahi -- not; suni -- we hear; yei -- that; bhavera -- 
of ecstasy; vikara -- transformation; sei -- that; bhava -- ecstasy; 
haya -- is; prabhura -- of the Lord; sarire -- in the body; pracara -- 
manifest.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The extraordinary transformations of the body due to transcendental 
feelings would never have been possible for anyone but the Lord, in 
whose body all transformations were manifest.
 
PURPORT
 
The ecstatic transformations of the body described in such exalted 
literatures as the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu are practically not seen in 
this material world. However, these symptoms were perfectly present in 
the body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. These symptoms are indicative of 
mahabhava, or the highest ecstasy. Sometimes sahajiyas artificially 
imitate these symptoms, but experienced devotees reject such imitations 
immediately. The author admits herein that these symptoms are not to be 
found anywhere but in the body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 2.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
hasta-padera sandhi saba vitasti-pramane
sandhi chadi' bhinna haye, carma rahe sthane
SYNONYMS
 
hasta-padera -- of the hands and legs; sandhi -- joints; saba -- all; 
vitasti -- about eight inches; pramane -- in length; sandhi -- joints; 
chadi' -- dislocated; bhinna -- separated; haye -- become; carma -- skin;
 rahe -- remains; sthane -- in the place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The joints of His hands and legs would sometimes become separated by 
eight inches, and they remained connected only by the skin.
 
Madhya 2.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
hasta, pada, sira saba sarira-bhitare
pravista haya -- kurma-rupa dekhiye prabhure
SYNONYMS
 
hasta -- the hands; pada -- the legs; sira -- head; saba -- all; sarira -
- the body; bhitare -- within; pravista -- entered; haya -- is; kurma-
rupa -- like a tortoise; dekhiye -- one sees; prabhure -- the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sometimes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's hands, legs and head would all enter 
within His body, just like the withdrawn limbs of a tortoise.
 
Madhya 2.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
ei mata adbhuta-bhava sarire prakasa
manete sunyata, vakye ha-ha-hutasa
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; adbhuta -- wonderful; bhava -- ecstasy; sarire --
 in the body; prakasa -- manifestation; manete -- in the mind; sunyata --
 vacancy; vakye -- in speaking; ha-ha -- despondency; hutasa -- 
disappointment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to manifest wonderful ecstatic 
symptoms. His mind appeared vacant, and there were only hopelessness and 
disappointment in His words.
 
Madhya 2.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
kahan mora prana-natha murali-vadana
kahan karon kahan pan vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
 
kahan -- where; mora -- My; prana-natha -- Lord of the life; murali-
vadana -- playing the flute; kahan -- what; karon -- shall I do; kahan --
 where; pan -- I shall get; vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Maharaja 
Nanda.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to express His mind in this way: "Where is 
the Lord of My life, who is playing His flute? What shall I do now? 
Where should I go to find the son of Maharaja Nanda?
 
Madhya 2.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
kahare kahiba, keba jane mora duhkha
vrajendra-nandana vinu phate mora buka
SYNONYMS
 
kahare -- unto whom; kahiba -- I shall speak; keba -- who; jane -- knows;
 mora -- My; duhkha -- disappointment; vrajendra-nandana -- Krsna, the 
son of Nanda Maharaja; vinu -- without; phate -- breaks; mora -- My; 
buka -- heart.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"To whom should I speak? Who can understand My disappointment? Without 
the son of Nanda Maharaja, My heart is broken."
 
Madhya 2.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata vilapa kare vihvala antara
rayera nataka-sloka pade nirantara
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; vilapa -- lamentation; kare -- does; vihvala -- 
bewildered; antara -- within; rayera -- of Sri Ramananda Raya; nataka -- 
drama; sloka -- verses; pade -- recites; nirantara -- constantly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always expressed bewilderment and 
lamented in separation from Krsna. At such times He used to recite the 
slokas from Ramananda Raya's drama, known as Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka.
 
Madhya 2.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
prema-ccheda-rujo 'vagacchati harir nayam na ca prema va
sthanasthanam avaiti napi madano janati no durbalah
anyo veda na canya-duhkham akhilam no jivanam vasravam
dvi-trany eva dinani yauvanam idam ha-ha vidhe ka gatih
SYNONYMS
 
prema-cheda-rujah -- the sufferings of a broken loving relationship; 
avagacchati -- knows; harih -- the Supreme Lord; na -- not; ayam -- this;
 na ca -- nor; prema -- love; va -- nor; sthana -- the proper place; 
asthanam -- an unsuitable place; avaiti -- knows; na -- not; api -- also;
 madanah -- Cupid; janati -- knows; nah -- Us; durbalah -- very weak; 
anyah -- another; veda -- knows; na -- not; ca -- also; anya-duhkham -- 
the difficulties of others; akhilam -- all; nah -- Our; jivanam -- life; 
va -- or; asravam -- simply full of miseries; dvi -- two; trani -- three;
 eva -- certainly; dinani -- days; yauvanam -- youth; idam -- this; ha-
ha -- alas; vidhe -- O creator; ka -- what; gatih -- Our destination.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[Srimati Radharani used to lament:] "‘Our Krsna does not realize what We 
have suffered from injuries inflicted in the course of loving affairs. 
We are actually misused by love because love does not know where to 
strike and where not to strike. Even Cupid does not know of Our very 
much weakened condition. What should I tell anyone? No one can 
understand another's difficulties. Our life is actually not under Our 
control, for youth will remain for two or three days and soon be 
finished. In this condition, O creator, what will be Our destination?'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is from the Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka (3.9) of Ramananda 
Raya.
 
Madhya 2.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
upajila premankura,     bhangila ye duhkha-pura,
krsna taha nahi kare pana
bahire nagara-raja,     bhitare sathera kaja,
para-nari vadhe savadhana
SYNONYMS
 
upajila -- grew up; prema-ankura -- fructification of love of God; 
bhangila -- was broken; ye -- that; duhkha-pura -- full of miseries; 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; taha -- that; nahi -- not; kare -- does; pana -- 
drinking; bahire -- externally; nagara-raja -- the most attractive 
person; bhitare -- within; sathera -- of a cheater; kaja -- activities; 
para-nari -- others' wives; vadhe -- kills; savadhana -- very careful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[Srimati Radharani spoke thus, in distress due to separation from Krsna:]
 "Oh, what shall I say of My distress? After I met Krsna My loving 
propensities sprouted, but upon separating from Him I sustained a great 
shock, which is now continuing like the sufferings of a disease. The 
only physician for this disease is Krsna Himself, but He is not taking 
care of this sprouting plant of devotional service. What can I say about 
the behavior of Krsna? Outwardly He is a very attractive young lover, 
but at heart He is a great cheat, very expert in killing others' wives."
 
Madhya 2.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
sakhi he, na bujhiye vidhira vidhana
sukha lagi' kailun prita,     haila duhkha viparita,
ebe yaya, na rahe parana
SYNONYMS
 
sakhi he -- (My dear) friend; na bujhiye -- I do not understand; vidhira 
-- of the creator; vidhana -- the regulation; sukha lagi' -- for 
happiness; kailun -- I did; prita -- love; haila -- it became; duhkha -- 
unhappiness; viparita -- the opposite; ebe -- now; yaya -- going; na -- 
does not; rahe -- remain; parana -- life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[Srimati Radharani continued lamenting about the consequences of loving 
Krsna:] "My dear friend, I do not understand the regulative principles 
given by the creator. I loved Krsna for happiness, but the result was 
just the opposite. I am now in an ocean of distress. It must be that now 
I am going to die, for My vital force no longer remains. This is My 
state of mind.
 
Madhya 2.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
kutila prema ageyana,     nahi jane sthanasthana,
bhala-manda nare vicarite
krura sathera guna-dore,     hate-gale bandhi' more,
rakhiyache, nari' ukasite
SYNONYMS
 
kutila -- crooked; prema -- love of Krsna; ageyana -- ignorant; nahi -- 
does not; jane -- know; sthana-asthana -- a suitable place or unsuitable 
place; bhala-manda -- what is good or what is bad; nare -- not able; 
vicarite -- to consider; krura -- very cruel; sathera -- of the cheater; 
guna-dore -- by the ropes of the good qualities; hate -- on the hands; 
gale -- on the neck; bandhi' -- binding; more -- Me; rakhiyache -- has 
kept; nari' -- being unable; ukasite -- to get relief.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By nature loving affairs are very crooked. They are not entered with 
sufficient knowledge, nor do they consider whether a place is suitable 
or not, nor do they look forward to the results. By the ropes of His 
good qualities, Krsna, who is so unkind, has bound My neck and hands, 
and I am unable to get relief.
 
Madhya 2.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
ye madana tanu-hina,     para-drohe paravina,
panca bana sandhe anuksana
abalara sarire,     vindhi' kaila jarajare,
duhkha deya, na laya jivana
SYNONYMS
 
ye madana -- that Cupid; tanu-hina -- without a body; para-drohe -- in 
putting others in difficulty; paravina -- very expert; panca -- five; 
bana -- arrows; sandhe -- fixes; anuksana -- constantly; abalara -- of 
an innocent woman; sarire -- in the body; vindhi' -- piercing; kaila -- 
made; jarajare -- almost invalid; duhkha deya -- gives tribulation; na --
 does not; laya -- take; jivana -- the life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In My loving affairs there is a person named Madana. His qualities are 
thus: Personally He possesses no gross body, yet He is very expert in 
giving pains to others. He has five arrows, and fixing them on His bow, 
He shoots them into the bodies of innocent women. Thus these women 
become invalids. It would be better if He took My life without 
hesitation, but He does not do so. He simply gives Me pain.
 
Madhya 2.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
anyera ye duhkha mane,     anye taha nahi jane,
satya ei sastrera vicare
anya jana kahan likhi,     na janaye prana-sakhi,
yate kahe dhairya dharibare
SYNONYMS
 
anyera -- of others; ye -- that; duhkha -- unhappiness; mane -- in the 
minds; anye -- others; taha -- that; nahi -- do not; jane -- know; satya 
-- truth; ei -- this; sastrera -- of scripture; vicare -- in the 
judgment; anya jana -- other persons; kahan -- what; likhi -- I shall 
write; na janaye -- do not know; prana-sakhi -- My dear friends; yate -- 
by which; kahe -- speak; dhairya dharibare -- to take patience.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In the scriptures it is said that one person can never know the 
unhappiness in the mind of another. Therefore what can I say of My dear 
friends, Lalita and the others? Nor can they understand the unhappiness 
within Me. They simply try to console Me repeatedly, saying, ‘Dear 
friend, be patient.'
 
Madhya 2.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
‘krsna -- krpa-paravara,     kabhu karibena angikara'
sakhi, tora e vyartha vacana
jivera jivana cancala,     yena padma-patrera jala,
tata dina jive kon jana
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; krpa-paravara -- an ocean of mercy; kabhu -- 
sometimes; karibena -- will make; angikara -- acceptance; sakhi -- My 
dear friend; tora -- your; e -- these; vyartha -- untruthful; vacana -- 
complimentary words; jivera -- of the living entity; jivana -- life; 
cancala -- flickering; yena -- like; padma-patrera -- of the leaf of the 
lotus flower; jala -- the water; tata -- so many; dina -- days; jive -- 
lives; kon -- what; jana -- person.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I say, ‘My dear friends, you are asking Me to be patient, saying that 
Krsna is an ocean of mercy and that some time in the future He will 
accept Me. However, I must say that this will not console Me. A living 
entity's life is very flickering. It is like water on the leaf of a 
lotus flower. Who will live long enough to expect Krsna's mercy?
 
Madhya 2.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
sata vatsara paryanta,     jivera jivana anta,
ei vakya kaha na vicari'
narira yauvana-dhana,     yare krsna kare mana,
se yauvana-dina dui-cari
SYNONYMS
 
sata vatsara paryanta -- up to one hundred years; jivera -- of the 
living entity; jivana -- of the life; anta -- the end; ei vakya -- this 
word; kaha -- you speak; na -- without; vicari' -- making consideration; 
narira -- of a woman; yauvana-dhana -- the wealth of youthfulness; yare -
- in which; krsna -- Lord Krsna; kare -- does; mana -- intention; se 
yauvana -- that youthfulness; dina -- days; dui-cari -- two or four.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘A human being does not live more than a hundred years. You should also 
consider that the youthfulness of a woman, which is the only attraction 
for Krsna, remains for only a few days.
 
Madhya 2.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
agni yaiche nija-dhama,     dekhaiya abhirama,
patangire akarsiya mare
krsna aiche nija-guna,     dekhaiya hare mana,
pache duhkha-samudrete dare
SYNONYMS
 
agni -- fire; yaiche -- like; nija-dhama -- his own place; dekhaiya -- 
showing; abhirama -- attractive; patangire -- the moths; akarsiya -- 
attracting; mare -- kills; krsna -- Lord Krsna; aiche -- in that way; 
nija-guna -- His transcendental qualities; dekhaiya -- showing; hare 
mana -- attracts Our mind; pache -- in the end; duhkha-samudrete -- in 
an ocean of unhappiness; dare -- drowns.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘If you say that Krsna is an ocean of transcendental qualities and 
therefore must be merciful some day, I can only say that He is like fire,
 which attracts moths by its dazzling brightness and kills them. Such 
are the qualities of Krsna. By showing Us His transcendental qualities, 
He attracts Our minds, and then later, by separating from Us, He drowns 
Us in an ocean of unhappiness.'"
 
Madhya 2.27
 
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TEXT
 
eteka vilapa kari',     visade sri-gaurahari,
ughadiya duhkhera kapata
bhavera taranga-bale,     nana-rupe mana cale,
ara eka sloka kaila patha
SYNONYMS
 
eteka -- in this way; vilapa -- lamentation; kari' -- doing; visade -- 
in moroseness; sri-gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ughadiya --
 opening; duhkhera -- of unhappiness; kapata -- doors; bhavera -- of 
ecstasy; taranga-bale -- by the force of the waves; nana-rupe -- in 
various ways; mana -- His mind; cale -- wanders; ara eka -- another one; 
sloka -- verse; kaila -- did; patha -- recite.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lamented in a great ocean of 
sadness, and thus He opened the doors of His unhappiness. Forced by the 
waves of ecstasy, His mind wandered over transcendental mellows, and He 
recited another verse [as follows].
 
Madhya 2.28
 
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TEXT
 
sri-krsna-rupadi-nisevanam vina
vyarthani me 'hany akhilendriyany alam
pasana-suskendhana-bharakany aho
bibharmi va tani katham hata-trapah
SYNONYMS
 
sri-krsna-rupa-adi -- of the transcendental form and pastimes of Lord 
Sri Krsna; nisevanam -- the service; vina -- without; vyarthani -- 
meaningless; me -- My; ahani -- days; akhila -- all; indriyani -- senses;
 alam -- entirely; pasana -- dead stones; suska -- dry; indhana -- wood; 
bharakani -- burdens; aho -- alas; bibharmi -- I bear; va -- or; tani -- 
all of them; katham -- how; hata-trapah -- without shame.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘My dear friends, unless I serve the transcendental form, qualities and 
pastimes of Sri Krsna, all My days and all My senses will become 
entirely useless. Now I am uselessly bearing the burden of My senses, 
which are like stone blocks and dried wood. I do not know how long I 
will be able to continue without shame.'
 
Madhya 2.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
vamsi-ganamrta-dhama,     lavanyamrta-janma-sthana,
ye na dekhe se canda vadana
se nayane kiba kaja,     paduka tara munde vaja,
se nayana rahe ki karana
SYNONYMS
 
vamsi-gana-amrta-dhama -- the abode of the nectar derived from the songs 
of the flute; lavanya-amrta-janma-sthana -- the birthplace of the nectar 
of beauty; ye -- anyone who; na -- not; dekhe -- sees; se -- that; canda 
-- moonlike; vadana -- face; se -- those; nayane -- eyes; kiba kaja -- 
what is the use; paduka -- let there be; tara -- his; munde -- on the 
head; vaja -- thunderbolt; se -- those; nayana -- eyes; rahe -- keeps; 
ki -- what; karana -- reason.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Of what use are the eyes of one who does not see the face of Krsna, 
which resembles the moon and is the birthplace of all beauty and the 
reservoir of the nectarean songs of His flute? Oh, let a thunderbolt 
strike his head! Why does he keep such eyes?
 
PURPORT
 
The moonlike face of Krsna is the reservoir of nectarean songs and the 
abode of His flute. It is also the root of all bodily beauty. The gopis 
think that if their eyes are not engaged in seeing the beautiful face of 
Krsna, it would be better for them to be struck by a thunderbolt. For 
the gopis, to see anything but Krsna is uninteresting and, indeed, 
detestable. The gopis are never pleased to see anything but Krsna. The 
only solace for their eyes is the beautiful moonlike face of Krsna, the 
worshipful object of all senses. When they cannot see the beautiful face 
of Krsna, they actually see everything as vacant, and they desire to be 
struck by a thunderbolt. They do not find any reason to maintain their 
eyes when they are bereft of the beauty of Krsna.
 
Madhya 2.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
sakhi he, suna, mora hata vidhi-bala
mora vapu-citta-mana,     sakala indriya-gana,
krsna vinu sakala viphala
SYNONYMS
 
sakhi he -- O My dear friend; suna -- please hear; mora -- My; hata -- 
lost; vidhi-bala -- the strength of providence; mora -- My; vapu -- body;
 citta -- consciousness; mana -- mind; sakala -- all; indriya-gana -- 
senses; krsna -- Lord Krsna; vinu -- without; sakala -- everything; 
viphala -- futile.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear friends, please hear Me. I have lost all providential strength. 
Without Krsna, My body, consciousness and mind, as well as all My senses,
 are useless.
 
Madhya 2.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
krsnera madhura vani,     amrtera tarangini,
tara pravesa nahi ye sravane
kanakadi-chidra sama,     janiha se sravana,
tara janma haila akarane
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; madhura -- sweet; vani -- words; amrtera -- of 
nectar; tarangini -- waves; tara -- of those; pravesa -- entrance; nahi -
- there is not; ye -- which; sravane -- in the ear; kanakadi -- of a 
damaged conchshell; chidra -- the hole; sama -- like; janiha -- please 
know; se -- that; sravana -- ear; tara -- his; janma -- birth; haila -- 
was; akarane -- without purpose.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Topics about Krsna are like waves of nectar. If such nectar does not 
enter one's ear, the ear is no better than the hole of a damaged 
conchshell. Such an ear is created for no purpose.
 
PURPORT
 
In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura quotes the 
following verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.17–24):
 
ayur harati vai pumsam
udyann astam ca yann asau
tasyarte yat-ksano nita
uttama-sloka-vartaya
 
taravah kim na jivanti
bhastrah kim na svasanty uta
na khadanti na mehanti
kim grame pasavo 'pare
 
sva-vid-varahostra-kharaih
samstutah purusah pasuh
na yat-karna-pathopeto
jatu nama gadagrajah
 
bile batorukrama-vikraman ye
na srnvatah karna-pute narasya
 
jihvasati dardurikeva suta
na copagayaty urugaya-gathah
 
bharah param patta-kirita-justam
apy uttamangam na namen mukundam
 
savau karau no kurute saparyam
harer lasat-kancana-kankanau va
 
barhayite te nayane naranam
lingani visnor na niriksato ye
 
padau nrnam tau druma-janma-bhajau
ksetrani nanuvrajato harer yau
 
jivan chavo bhagavatanghri-renum
na jatu martyo 'bhilabheta yas tu
 
sri-visnu-padya manujas tulasyah
svasan chavo yas tu na veda gandham
 
tad asma-saram hrdayam batedam
yad grhyamanair hari-nama-dheyaih
 
na vikriyetatha yada vikaro
netre jalam gatra-ruhesu harsah
 
"Both by rising and setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of 
everyone except one who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the 
all-good Personality of Godhead. Do the trees not live? Do the bellows 
of the blacksmith not breathe? All around us, do the beasts not eat and 
discharge semen? Men who are like dogs, hogs, camels and asses praise 
those men who never listen to the transcendental pastimes of Lord Sri 
Krsna, the deliverer from evils. One who has not listened to the 
messages about the prowess and marvelous acts of the Personality of 
Godhead and has not sung or chanted loudly the worthy songs about the 
Lord should be considered to possess ears like the holes of snakes and a 
tongue like that of a frog. The upper portion of the body, though 
crowned with a silk turban, is only a heavy burden if not bowed down 
before the Personality of Godhead, who can award mukti [freedom]. And 
the hands, though decorated with glittering bangles, are like those of a 
dead man if not engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead 
Hari. The eyes which do not look at the symbolic representations of the 
Personality of Godhead Visnu [His forms, names, qualities, etc.] are 
like those printed on the plumes of a peacock, and the legs which do not 
move to the holy places [where the Lord is remembered] are considered to 
be like tree trunks. The person who has not at any time received upon 
his head the dust from the feet of a pure devotee of the Lord is 
certainly a dead body. And the person who has never experienced the 
fragrance of the tulasi leaves from the lotus feet of the Lord is also a 
dead body, although breathing. Certainly that heart is steel-framed 
which, in spite of one's chanting the holy name of the Lord with 
concentration, does not change and feel ecstasy, at which time tears 
fill the eyes and the hairs stand on end."
 
Madhya 2.32
 
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TEXT
 
krsnera adharamrta,     krsna-guna-carita,
sudha-sara-svada-vinindana
tara svada ye na jane,     janmiya na maila kene,
se rasana bheka jihva sama
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; adhara-amrta -- the nectar of the lips; krsna -
- of Lord Krsna; guna -- the qualities; carita -- the activities; sudha-
sara -- of the essence of all nectar; svada -- the taste; vinindana -- 
surpassing; tara -- of that; svada -- the taste; ye -- anyone who; na 
jane -- does not know; janmiya -- taking birth; na maila -- did not die; 
kene -- why; se -- that; rasana -- tongue; bheka -- of the frog; jihva --
 the tongue; sama -- like.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The nectar from the lips of Lord Krsna and His transcendental qualities 
and characteristics surpass the taste of the essence of all nectar, and 
there is no fault in tasting such nectar. If one does not taste it, he 
should die immediately after birth, and his tongue is to be considered 
no better than the tongue of a frog.
 
Madhya 2.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
mrga-mada nilotpala,     milane ye parimala,
yei hare tara garva-mana
hena krsna-anga-gandha,     yara nahi se sambandha,
sei nasa bhastrara samana
SYNONYMS
 
mrga-mada -- the fragrance of musk; nila-utpala -- and the bluish lotus 
flower; milane -- in mixing; ye -- that; parimala -- fragrance; yei -- 
which; hare -- vanquishes; tara -- of them; garva -- pride; mana -- and 
prestige; hena -- such; krsna -- of Lord Krsna; anga -- of the body; 
gandha -- the aroma; yara -- whose; nahi -- not; se -- that; sambandha --
 relationship; sei -- such; nasa -- nose; bhastrara -- to the bellows; 
samana -- equal.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One's nostrils are no better than the bellows of a blacksmith if one 
has not smelled the fragrance of Krsna's body, which is like the aroma 
of musk combined with that of the bluish lotus flower. Indeed, such 
combinations are actually defeated by the aroma of Krsna's body.
 
Madhya 2.34
 
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krsna-kara-pada-tala,     koti-candra-susitala,
tara sparsa yena sparsa-mani
tara sparsa nahi yara,     se yauk charakhara,
sei vapu lauha-sama jani
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- of Lord Krsna; kara -- the palms; pada-tala -- the soles of His 
feet; koti-candra -- like the light of millions of moons; su-sitala -- 
cool and pleasing; tara -- of them; sparsa -- the touch; yena -- like; 
sparsa-mani -- touchstone; tara -- his; sparsa -- touch; nahi -- not; 
yara -- of whom; se -- that person; yauk -- let him go; charakhara -- to 
ruin; sei vapu -- that body; lauha-sama -- like iron; jani -- I know.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The palms of Krsna's hands and the soles of His feet are so cool and 
pleasant that they can be compared only to the light of millions of 
moons. One who has touched such hands and feet has indeed tasted the 
effects of touchstone. If one has not touched them, his life is spoiled, 
and his body is like iron."
 
Madhya 2.35
 
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TEXT
 
kari' eta vilapana,     prabhu saci-nandana,
ughadiya hrdayera soka
dainya-nirveda-visade,     hrdayera avasade,
punarapi pade eka sloka
SYNONYMS
 
kari' -- doing; eta -- such; vilapana -- lamenting; prabhu -- the Lord; 
saci-nandana -- the son of mother Saci; ughadiya -- opening; hrdayera -- 
of the heart; soka -- the lamentation; dainya -- humility; nirveda -- 
disappointment; visade -- in moroseness; hrdayera -- of the heart; 
avasade -- in despondency; punarapi -- again and again; pade -- recites; 
eka -- one; sloka -- verse.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lamenting in this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu opened the doors of grief 
within His heart. Morose, humble and disappointed, He recited a verse 
again and again with a despondent heart.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, the word dainya (humility) is explained 
as follows: "When unhappiness, fearfulness and the sense of having 
offended combine, one feels condemned. This sense of condemnation is 
described as dinata, humility. When one is subjected to such humility, 
he feels physically inactive, he apologizes, and his consciousness is 
disturbed. His mind is also restless, and many other symptoms are 
visible." The word nirveda is also explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-
sindhu: "One may feel unhappiness and separation, as well as jealousy 
and lamentation, due to not discharging one's duties. The despondency 
that results is called nirveda. When one is captured by this despondency,
 thoughts, tears, loss of bodily luster, humility and heavy breathing 
result." Visada is also explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu: "When 
one fails to achieve his desired goal of life and repents for all his 
offenses, there is a state of regret called visada." The symptoms of 
avasada are also explained: "One hankers to revive his original 
condition and inquires how to do so. There are also deep thought, heavy 
breathing, crying and lamentation, as well as a changing of the bodily 
color and drying up of the tongue."
 
In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu thirty-three such destructive symptoms are 
mentioned. They are expressed in words, in the eyebrows and in the eyes. 
These symptoms are called vyabhicari bhava, destructive ecstasy. If they 
continue, they are sometimes called sancari, or continued ecstasy.
 
Madhya 2.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
yada yato daivan madhu-ripur asau locana-patham
tadasmakam ceto madana-hatakenahrtam abhut
punar yasminn esa ksanam api drsor eti padavim
vidhasyamas tasminn akhila-ghatika ratna-khacitah
SYNONYMS
 
yada -- when; yatah -- entered upon; daivat -- by chance; madhu-ripuh -- 
the enemy of the demon Madhu; asau -- He; locana-patham -- the path of 
the eyes; tada -- at that time; asmakam -- our; cetah -- consciousness; 
madana-hatakena -- by wretched Cupid; ahrtam -- stolen; abhut -- has 
become; punah -- again; yasmin -- when; esah -- Krsna; ksanam api -- 
even for a moment; drsoh -- of the two eyes; eti -- goes to; padavim -- 
the path; vidhasyamah -- we shall make; tasmin -- at that time; akhila --
 all; ghatikah -- indications of time; ratna-khacitah -- bedecked with 
jewels.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘If by chance the transcendental form of Krsna comes before My path of 
vision, My heart, injured from being beaten, will be stolen away by 
Cupid, happiness personified. Because I could not see the beautiful form 
of Krsna to My heart's content, when I again see His form I shall 
decorate the phases of time with many jewels.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is spoken by Srimati Radharani in the Jagannatha-vallabha-
nataka (3.11) of Ramananda Raya.
 
Madhya 2.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
ye kale va svapane,     dekhinu vamsi-vadane,
sei kale aila dui vairi
‘ananda' ara ‘madana',     hari' nila mora mana,
dekhite na painu netra bhari'
SYNONYMS
 
ye kale -- at the time; va svapane -- or in dreams; dekhinu -- I saw; 
vamsi-vadane -- Lord Krsna's face with His flute; sei kale -- at that 
time; aila -- appeared; dui -- two; vairi -- enemies; ananda -- pleasure;
 ara -- and; madana -- Cupid; hari' -- stealing; nila -- took; mora -- 
My; mana -- mind; dekhite -- to see; na -- not; painu -- I was able; 
netra -- eyes; bhari' -- fulfilling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Whenever I had the chance to see Lord Krsna'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 Krsna to the full satisfaction of My eyes.
 
Madhya 2.38
 
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TEXT
 
punah yadi kona ksana,     karaya krsna darasana
tabe sei ghati-ksana-pala
diya malya-candana,     nana ratna-abharana,
alankrta karimu sakala
SYNONYMS
 
punah -- again; yadi -- if; kona -- some; ksana -- moment; karaya -- 
helps; krsna -- Lord Krsna; darasana -- seeing; tabe -- then; sei -- 
that; ghati-ksana-pala -- seconds, moments and hours; diya -- offering; 
malya-candana -- garlands and sandalwood pulp; nana -- various; ratna -- 
jewels; abharana -- ornaments; alankrta -- decorated; karimu -- I shall 
make; sakala -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If by chance such a moment comes when I can once again see Krsna, then 
I shall worship those seconds, moments and hours with flower garlands 
and pulp of sandalwood and decorate them with all kinds of jewels and 
ornaments."
 
Madhya 2.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
ksane bahya haila mana,     age dekhe dui jana,
tanre puche, -- ami na caitanya?
svapna-praya ki dekhinu,     kiba ami pralapinu,
tomara kichu suniyacha dainya?
SYNONYMS
 
ksane -- in an instant; bahya -- outside; haila -- became; mana -- the 
mind; age -- in front; dekhe -- sees; dui jana -- two persons; tanre -- 
unto them; puche -- inquires; ami -- I; na -- not; caitanya -- conscious;
 svapna-praya -- almost dreaming; ki -- what; dekhinu -- I have seen; 
kiba -- what; ami -- I; pralapinu -- spoke in craziness; tomara -- you; 
kichu -- something; suniyacha -- have heard; dainya -- humility.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In an instant, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu regained external consciousness 
and saw two persons before Him. Questioning them, He asked, "Am I 
conscious? What dreams have I been seeing? What craziness have I spoken? 
Have you heard some expressions of humility?"
 
PURPORT
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus spoke in ecstasy, He saw two persons 
before Him. One was His secretary, Svarupa Damodara, and the other was 
Raya Ramananda. Coming to His external consciousness, He saw them both 
present, and although He was still talking in the ecstasy of Srimati 
Radharani, He immediately began to question whether He was the same Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 2.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
suna mora pranera bandhava
nahi krsna-prema-dhana,     daridra mora jivana,
dehendriya vrtha mora saba
SYNONYMS
 
suna -- kindly hear; mora -- My; pranera -- of life; bandhava -- friends;
 nahi -- there is none; krsna-prema-dhana -- wealth of love of Krsna; 
daridra -- poverty-stricken; mora -- My; jivana -- life; deha-indriya -- 
all the limbs and senses of My body; vrtha -- fruitless; mora -- My; 
saba -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "My dear friends, you are all My life 
and soul; therefore I tell you that I possess no wealth of love for 
Krsna. Consequently My life is poverty-stricken. My limbs and senses are 
useless."
 
Madhya 2.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
punah kahe, -- haya haya,     suna, svarupa-ramaraya,
ei mora hrdaya-niscaya
suni karaha vicara,     haya, naya -- kaha sara,
eta bali' sloka uccaraya
SYNONYMS
 
punah -- again; kahe -- says; haya haya -- alas; suna -- kindly hear; 
svarupa-rama-raya -- My dear Svarupa Damodara and Ramananda Raya; ei -- 
this; mora -- My; hrdaya-niscaya -- the certainty in My heart; suni -- 
hearing; karaha -- just make; vicara -- judgment; haya, naya -- correct 
or not; kaha sara -- tell Me the essence; eta bali' -- saying this; 
sloka -- another verse; uccaraya -- recites.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Again He addressed Svarupa Damodara and Raya Ramananda, speaking 
despondently: "Alas! My friends, you can now know the certainty within 
My heart, and after knowing My heart you should judge whether I am 
correct or not. You can speak of this properly." Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
then began to chant another verse.
 
Madhya 2.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
ka-i-avarahi-am pemmam na hi hoi manuse loe
ja-i hoi kassa virahe hontammi ko jia-i
SYNONYMS
 
ka-i-avarahi-am -- without any cheating propensity, without any motive 
concerning the four principles of material existence (namely, 
religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation); 
pemmam -- love of Godhead; na -- never; hi -- certainly; hoi -- becomes; 
manuse -- in human society; loe -- in this world; ja-i -- if; hoi -- 
there is; kassa -- whose; virahe -- in separation; hontammi -- is; ko -- 
who; jia-i -- lives.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Love of Godhead, devoid of cheating propensities, is not possible 
within this material world. If there is such a love, there cannot be 
separation, for if there is separation, how can one live?'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse in a common language called prakrta, and the exact 
Sanskrit transformation is kaitava-rahitam prema na hi bhavati manuse 
loke/ yadi bhavati kasya viraho virahe saty api ko jivati.
 
Madhya 2.43
 
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TEXT
 
akaitava krsna-prema,     yena jambunada-hema,
sei prema nrloke na haya
yadi haya tara yoga,     na haya tabe viyoga,
viyoga haile keha na jiyaya
SYNONYMS
 
akaitava krsna-prema -- unalloyed love of Krsna; yena -- like; jambu-
nada-hema -- gold from the Jambu River; sei prema -- that love of 
Godhead; nr-loke -- in the material world; na haya -- is not possible; 
yadi -- if; haya -- there is; tara -- with it; yoga -- connection; na -- 
not; haya -- is; tabe -- then; viyoga -- separation; viyoga -- 
separation; haile -- if there is; keha -- someone; na jiyaya -- cannot 
live.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Pure love for Krsna, just like gold from the Jambu River, does not 
exist in human society. If it existed, there could not be separation. If 
separation were there, one could not live."
 
Madhya 2.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
eta kahi' saci-suta,     sloka pade adbhuta,
sune dunhe eka-mana hana
apana-hrdaya-kaja,     kahite vasiye laja,
tabu kahi laja-bija khana
SYNONYMS
 
eta kahi' -- thus saying; saci-suta -- the son of Srimati Sacimata; 
sloka -- verse; pade -- recites; adbhuta -- wonderful; sune -- hear; 
dunhe -- the two persons; eka-mana hana -- with rapt attention; apana-
hrdaya-kaja -- the activities of one's own heart; kahite -- to speak; 
vasiye -- I feel; laja -- shameful; tabu -- still; kahi -- I speak; laja-
bija -- the seed of bashfulness; khana -- finishing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus speaking, the son of Srimati Sacimata recited another wonderful 
verse, and Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara heard this verse with 
rapt attention. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I feel shameful to 
disclose the activities of My heart. Nonetheless, I shall be done with 
all formalities and speak from the heart. Please hear."
 
Madhya 2.45
 
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TEXT
 
na prema-gandho 'sti darapi me harau
krandami saubhagya-bharam prakasitum
vamsi-vilasy-anana-lokanam vina
bibharmi yat prana-patangakan vrtha
SYNONYMS
 
na -- never; prema-gandhah -- a scent of love of Godhead; asti -- there 
is; dara api -- even in a slight proportion; me -- My; harau -- in the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; krandami -- I cry; saubhagya-bharam -- 
the volume of My fortune; prakasitum -- to exhibit; vamsi-vilasi -- of 
the great flute-player; anana -- at the face; lokanam -- looking; vina --
 without; bibharmi -- I carry; yat -- because; prana-patangakan -- My 
insectlike life; vrtha -- with no purpose.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "‘My dear friends, I have not the 
slightest tinge of love of Godhead within My heart. When you see Me 
crying in separation, I am just falsely exhibiting a demonstration of My 
great fortune. Indeed, not seeing the beautiful face of Krsna playing 
His flute, I continue to live My life like an insect, without purpose.'
 
Madhya 2.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
dure suddha-prema-gandha,     kapata premera bandha,
seha mora nahi krsna-paya
tabe ye kari krandana,     sva-saubhagya prakhyapana,
kari, iha janiha niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
dure -- far away; suddha-prema-gandha -- a scent of pure devotional love;
 kapata -- false; premera -- of love of Godhead; bandha -- binding; seha 
-- that; mora -- My; nahi -- there is not; krsna-paya -- at the lotus 
feet of Krsna; tabe -- but; ye -- that; kari -- I do; krandana -- crying;
 sva-saubhagya -- My own fortune; prakhyapana -- demonstration; kari -- 
I do; iha -- this; janiha -- know; niscaya -- certainly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Actually, My love for Krsna is far, far away. Whatever I do is actually 
an exhibition of pseudo love of Godhead. When you see Me cry, I am 
simply falsely demonstrating My great fortune. Please try to understand 
this beyond a doubt.
 
Madhya 2.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
yate vamsi-dhvani-sukha,     na dekhi' se canda mukha,
yadyapi nahika ‘alambana'
nija-dehe kari priti,     kevala kamera riti,
prana-kitera kariye dharana
SYNONYMS
 
yate -- in which; vamsi-dhvani-sukha -- the happiness of hearing the 
playing of the flute; na dekhi' -- not seeing; se -- that; canda mukha --
 moonlike face; yadyapi -- although; nahika -- there is not; alambana -- 
the meeting of the lover and beloved; nija -- own; dehe -- in the body; 
kari -- I do; priti -- affection; kevala -- only; kamera -- of lust; 
riti -- the way; prana -- of life; kitera -- of the fly; kariye -- I do; 
dharana -- continuing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Even though I do not see the moonlike face of Krsna as He plays on His 
flute, and although there is no possibility of My meeting Him, still I 
take care of My own body. That is the way of lust. In this way, I 
maintain My flylike life.
 
PURPORT
 
In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that 
the lovable Supreme Lord is the supreme shelter. The Lord is the supreme 
subject, and the devotees are the object. The coming together of a 
subject and object is called alambana. The object hears, and the subject 
plays the flute. That the object cannot see the moonlike face of Krsna 
and has no eagerness to see Him is the sign of being without alambana. 
Externally imagining such a thing simply satisfies one's lusty desires, 
and thus one lives without purpose.
 
Madhya 2.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
krsna-prema sunirmala,     yena suddha-ganga-jala,
sei prema -- amrtera sindhu
nirmala se anurage,     na lukaya anya dage,
sukla-vastre yaiche masi-bindu
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; su-nirmala -- without material 
contamination; yena -- exactly like; suddha-ganga-jala -- the pure water 
of the Ganges; sei prema -- that love; amrtera sindhu -- the ocean of 
nectar; nirmala -- pure; se -- that; anurage -- attraction; na lukaya -- 
does not conceal; anya -- other; dage -- spot; sukla-vastre -- on white 
cloth; yaiche -- as; masi-bindu -- a spot of ink.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Love for Lord Krsna is very pure, just like the waters of the Ganges. 
That love is an ocean of nectar. That pure attachment to Krsna does not 
conceal any spot, which would appear just like a spot of ink on a white 
cloth.
 
PURPORT
 
Unalloyed love of Krsna is just like a big sheet of white cloth. Absence 
of attachment is compared to a black spot on that white cloth. Just as 
the black spot is prominent, so the absence of love of Godhead is 
prominent on the platform of pure love of Godhead.
 
Madhya 2.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
suddha-prema-sukha-sindhu,     pai tara eka bindu,
sei bindu jagat dubaya
kahibara yogya naya,     tathapi baule kaya,
kahile va keba patiyaya
SYNONYMS
 
suddha-prema -- unalloyed love; sukha-sindhu -- an ocean of happiness; 
pai -- if I get; tara -- of that; eka -- one; bindu -- drop; sei bindu --
 that drop; jagat -- the whole world; dubaya -- drowns; kahibara -- to 
speak; yogya naya -- is not fit; tathapi -- still; baule -- a madman; 
kaya -- speaks; kahile -- if spoken; va -- or; keba patiyaya -- who 
believes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Unalloyed love of Krsna is like an ocean of happiness. If someone gets 
one drop of it, the whole world can drown in that drop. It is not 
befitting to express such love of Godhead, yet a madman must speak. But 
even though he speaks, no one believes him."
 
Madhya 2.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
ei mata dine dine,     svarupa-ramananda-sane,
nija-bhava karena vidita
bahye visa-jvala haya,     bhitare ananda-maya,
krsna-premara adbhuta carita
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; dine dine -- day after day; svarupa -- Svarupa 
Damodara; ramananda -- Ramananda Raya; sane -- with; nija -- own; bhava -
- ecstasy; karena -- makes; vidita -- known; bahye -- externally; visa-
jvala haya -- there is suffering from poisonous effects; bhitare -- 
within; ananda-maya -- transcendental ecstasy; krsna-premara -- of love 
of Krsna; adbhuta -- wonderful; carita -- characteristic.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, Lord Caitanya used to revel in ecstasy day after day and 
exhibit these ecstasies before Svarupa and Ramananda Raya. Externally 
there appeared severe tribulation, as if He were suffering from 
poisonous effects, but internally He was experiencing bliss. This is 
characteristic of transcendental love of Krsna.
 
Madhya 2.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
ei prema-asvadana,     tapta-iksu-carvana,
mukha jvale, na yaya tyajana
sei prema yanra mane,     tara vikrama sei jane,
visamrte ekatra milana
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; prema -- love of Krsna; asvadana -- tasting; tapta -- hot; 
iksu-carvana -- chewing sugarcane; mukha jvale -- the mouth burns; na 
yaya tyajana -- still not possible to give up; sei -- that; prema -- 
love of Godhead; yanra mane -- in someone's mind; tara -- of that; 
vikrama -- the power; sei jane -- he knows; visa-amrte -- poison and 
nectar; ekatra -- in oneness; milana -- meeting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If one tastes such love of Godhead, he can compare it to hot sugarcane. 
When one chews hot sugarcane, his mouth burns, yet he cannot give it up. 
Similarly, if one has but a little love of Godhead, he can perceive its 
powerful effects. It can only be compared to poison and nectar mixed 
together.
 
Madhya 2.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
pidabhir nava-kala-kuta-katuta-garvasya nirvasano
nisyandena mudam sudha-madhurimahankara-sankocanah
prema sundari nanda-nandana-paro jagarti yasyantare
jnayante sphutam asya vakra-madhuras tenaiva vikrantayah
SYNONYMS
 
pidabhih -- by the sufferings; nava -- fresh; kala-kuta -- of poison; 
katuta -- of the severity; garvasya -- of pride; nirvasanah -- 
banishment; nisyandena -- by pouring down; mudam -- happiness; sudha -- 
of nectar; madhurima -- of the sweetness; ahankara -- the pride; 
sankocanah -- minimizing; prema -- love; sundari -- beautiful friend; 
nanda-nandana-parah -- fixed upon the son of Maharaja Nanda; jagarti -- 
develops; yasya -- of whom; antare -- in the heart; jnayante -- are 
perceived; sphutam -- explicitly; asya -- of that; vakra -- crooked; 
madhurah -- and sweet; tena -- by him; eva -- alone; vikrantayah -- the 
influences.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke, "‘My dear beautiful friend, if one 
develops love of Godhead, love of Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, all 
the bitter and sweet influences of this love will manifest in one's 
heart. Such love of Godhead acts in two ways. The poisonous effects of 
love of Godhead defeat the severe and fresh poison of the serpent. Yet 
there is simultaneously transcendental bliss, which pours down and 
defeats the pride of nectar and diminishes its value. In other words, 
love of Krsna is so powerful that it simultaneously defeats the 
poisonous effects of a snake, as well as the happiness derived from 
pouring nectar on one's head. It is perceived as doubly effective, 
simultaneously poisonous and nectarean.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is spoken by Paurnamasi to Nandimukhi in the Vidagdha-madhava 
(2.18) of Srila Rupa Gosvami.
 
Madhya 2.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
ye kale dekhe jagannatha-    srirama-subhadra-satha,
tabe jane -- ailama kuruksetra
saphala haila jivana,     dekhilun padma-locana,
judaila tanu-mana-netra
SYNONYMS
 
ye kale -- at that time when; dekhe -- He sees; jagannatha -- Lord 
Jagannatha; sri-rama -- Balarama; subhadra -- Subhadra; satha -- with; 
tabe -- at that time; jane -- knows; ailama -- I have come; kuruksetra --
 to the pilgrimage site known as Kuruksetra; sa-phala -- successful; 
haila -- has become; jivana -- life; dekhilun -- I have seen; padma-
locana -- the lotus eyes; judaila -- pacified; tanu -- body; mana -- 
mind; netra -- eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would see Jagannatha along with Balarama 
and Subhadra, He would immediately think that He had reached Kuruksetra, 
where all of them had come. He would think that His life was successful 
because He had seen the lotus-eyed one, whom, if seen, pacifies the body,
 mind and eyes.
 
Madhya 2.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
garudera sannidhane,     rahi' kare darasane,
se anandera ki kahiba ba'le
garuda-stambhera tale,     ache eka nimna khale,
se khala bharila asru-jale
SYNONYMS
 
garudera -- Garuda; sannidhane -- near; rahi' -- staying; kare -- does; 
darasane -- seeing; se anandera -- of that bliss; ki -- what; kahiba -- 
I shall say; ba'le -- on the strength; garuda -- of the statue of Garuda;
 stambhera -- of the column; tale -- underneath; ache -- there is; eka --
 one; nimna -- low; khale -- ditch; se khala -- that ditch; bharila -- 
became filled; asru-jale -- with the water of tears.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Staying near the Garuda-stambha, the Lord would look upon Lord 
Jagannatha. What can be said about the strength of that love? On the 
ground beneath the column of the Garuda-stambha was a deep ditch, and 
that ditch was filled with the water of His tears.
 
PURPORT
 
In front of the temple of Jagannatha is a column on which the statue of 
Garuda is situated. It is called the Garuda-stambha. At the base of that 
column is a ditch, and that ditch was filled with the tears of the Lord.
 
Madhya 2.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
tahan haite ghare asi',     matira upare vasi',
nakhe kare prthivi likhana
ha-ha kahan vrndavana,     kahan gopendra-nandana,
kahan sei vamsi-vadana
SYNONYMS
 
tahan haite -- from there; ghare asi' -- coming back home; matira -- the 
ground; upare -- upon; vasi' -- sitting; nakhe -- by the nails; kare -- 
does; prthivi -- on the surface of the earth; likhana -- marking; ha-ha -
- alas; kahan -- where is; vrndavana -- Vrndavana; kahan -- where; gopa-
indra-nandana -- the son of the King of the cowherd men; kahan -- where; 
sei -- that; vamsi-vadana -- the person with the flute.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When coming from the Jagannatha temple to return to His house, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to sit on the ground and mark it with His nails.
 At such times He would be greatly morose and would cry, "Alas, where is 
Vrndavana? Where is Krsna, the son of the King of the cowherd men? Where 
is that person who plays the flute?"
 
Madhya 2.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
kahan se tri-bhanga-thama,     kahan sei venu-gana,
kahan sei yamuna-pulina
kahan se rasa-vilasa,     kahan nrtya-gita-hasa,
kahan prabhu madana-mohana
SYNONYMS
 
kahan -- where; se -- that; tri-bhanga-thama -- figure curved in three 
places; kahan -- where; sei -- that; venu-gana -- sweet song of the 
flute; kahan -- where; sei -- that; yamuna-pulina -- bank of the Yamuna 
River; kahan -- where; se -- that; rasa-vilasa -- the rasa dance; kahan -
- where; nrtya-gita-hasa -- dancing, music and laughing; kahan -- where; 
prabhu -- My Lord; madana-mohana -- the enchanter of Madana (Cupid).
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to lament by saying, "Where is Sri Krsna, 
whose form is curved in three places? Where is the sweet song of His 
flute, and where is the bank of the Yamuna? Where is the rasa dance? 
Where is that dancing, singing, and laughing? Where is My Lord, Madana-
mohana, the enchanter of Cupid?"
 
Madhya 2.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
uthila nana bhavavega,     mane haila udvega,
ksana-matra nare gonaite
prabala virahanale,     dhairya haila talamale,
nana sloka lagila padite
SYNONYMS
 
uthila -- arose; nana -- various; bhava-avega -- forces of emotion; mane 
-- in the mind; haila -- there was; udvega -- anxiety; ksana-matra -- 
even for a moment; nare -- not able; gonaite -- to pass; prabala -- 
powerful; viraha-anale -- in the fire of separation; dhairya -- patience;
 haila -- became; talamale -- tottering; nana -- various; sloka -- 
verses; lagila -- began; padite -- to recite.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way various ecstatic emotions evolved, and the mind of Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu filled with anxiety. He could not escape even for a moment. 
In this way, because of fierce feelings of separation, His patience 
began to totter, and He began to recite various verses.
 
Madhya 2.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
amuny adhanyani dinantarani
hare tvad-alokanam antarena
anatha-bandho karunaika-sindho
ha hanta ha hanta katham nayami
SYNONYMS
 
amuni -- all those; adhanyani -- inauspicious; dina-antarani -- other 
days; hare -- O My Lord; tvat -- of You; alokanam -- seeing; antarena -- 
without; anatha-bandho -- O friend of the helpless; karuna-eka-sindho -- 
O only ocean of mercy; ha hanta -- alas; ha hanta -- alas; katham -- how;
 nayami -- shall I pass.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O My Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O friend of the helpless! 
You are the only ocean of mercy! Because I have not met You, My 
inauspicious days and nights have become unbearable. I do not know how I 
shall pass the time.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from the Krsna-karnamrta (41), by Bilvamangala Thakura.
 
Madhya 2.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
tomara darsana-vine,     adhanya e ratri-dine,
ei kala na yaya katana
tumi anathera bandhu,     apara karuna-sindhu,
krpa kari' deha darasana
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- Your; darsana -- audience; vine -- without; adhanya -- 
inauspicious; e -- this; ratri-dine -- night and day; ei kala -- this 
time; na yaya -- does not go; katana -- passing; tumi -- You; anathera 
bandhu -- friend of the helpless; apara -- unlimited; karuna-sindhu -- 
ocean of mercy; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; deha -- kindly give; 
darasana -- audience.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"All these inauspicious days and nights are not passing, for I have not 
met You. It is difficult to know how to pass all this time. But You are 
the friend of the helpless and an ocean of mercy. Kindly give Me Your 
audience, for I am in a precarious position."
 
Madhya 2.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
uthila bhava-capala,     mana ha-ila cancala,
bhavera gati bujhana na yaya
adarsane pode mana,     kemane paba darasana,
krsna-thani puchena upaya
SYNONYMS
 
uthila -- arose; bhava-capala -- restlessness of ecstatic emotion; mana -
- mind; ha-ila -- became; cancala -- agitated; bhavera -- of ecstatic 
emotion; gati -- the course; bujhana -- understanding; na yaya -- not 
possible; adarsane -- without seeing; pode -- burns; mana -- the mind; 
kemane -- how; paba -- I shall get; darasana -- audience; krsna-thani -- 
from Krsna; puchena -- inquires; upaya -- the means.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, the Lord's restlessness was awakened by ecstatic feelings, 
and His mind became agitated. No one could understand what course such 
ecstasy would take. Because Lord Caitanya could not meet the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, Krsna, His mind burned. He began to ask Krsna 
about the means by which He could reach Him.
 
Madhya 2.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
tvac-chaisavam tri-bhuvanadbhutam ity avehi
mac-capalam ca tava va mama vadhigamyam
tat kim karomi viralam murali-vilasi
mugdham mukhambujam udiksitum iksanabhyam
SYNONYMS
 
tvat -- Your; saisavam -- early age; tri-bhuvana -- within the three 
worlds; adbhutam -- wonderful; iti -- thus; avehi -- know; mat-capalam --
 my unsteadiness; ca -- and; tava -- of You; va -- or; mama -- of me; va 
-- or; adhigamyam -- to be understood; tat -- that; kim -- what; karomi -
- I do; viralam -- in solitude; murali-vilasi -- O player of the flute; 
mugdham -- attractive; mukha-ambujam -- lotuslike face; udiksitum -- to 
see sufficiently; iksanabhyam -- by the eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O Krsna, O flute-player, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful 
within these three worlds. You know my unsteadiness, and I know Yours. 
No one else knows about this. I want to see Your beautiful attractive 
face somewhere in a solitary place, but how can this be accomplished?'
 
PURPORT
 
This is another quote from the Krsna-karnamrta (32) of Bilvamangala 
Thakura.
 
Madhya 2.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
tomara madhuri-bala,     tate mora capala,
ei dui, tumi ami jani
kahan karon kahan yan,     kahan gele toma pan,
taha more kaha ta' apani
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- Your; madhuri-bala -- strength of sweetness; tate -- in that; 
mora -- My; capala -- unsteadiness; ei -- these; dui -- two; tumi -- You;
 ami -- I; jani -- know; kahan -- where; karon -- I do; kahan -- where; 
yan -- I go; kahan -- where; gele -- by going; toma -- You; pan -- I can 
get; taha -- that; more -- unto Me; kaha -- please speak; ta' apani -- 
You.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Krsna, only You and I know the strength of Your beautiful 
features and, because of them, My unsteadiness. Now, this is My position;
 I do not know what to do or where to go. Where can I find You? I am 
asking You to give directions."
 
Madhya 2.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
nana-bhavera prabalya,     haila sandhi-sabalya,
bhave-bhave haila maha-rana
autsukya, capalya, dainya,     rosamarsa adi sainya,
premonmada -- sabara karana
SYNONYMS
 
nana -- various; bhavera -- of ecstasies; prabalya -- the force; haila --
 there was; sandhi -- meeting; sabalya -- contradiction; bhave-bhave -- 
between ecstasies; haila -- there was; maha-rana -- a great fight; 
autsukya -- eagerness; capalya -- impudence; dainya -- humility; rosa-
amarsa -- anger and impatience; adi -- all these; sainya -- soldiers; 
prema-unmada -- madness in love; sabara -- of all; karana -- the cause.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because of the various kinds of ecstasy, contradictory states of mind 
occurred, and this resulted in a great fight between different types of 
ecstasy. Anxiety, impudence, humility, anger and impatience were all 
like soldiers fighting, and the madness of love of Godhead was the cause.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu it is stated that when similar ecstasies 
from separate causes meet, they are called svarupa-sandhi. When opposing 
elements meet, whether they arise from a common cause or different 
causes, their conjunction is called bhinna-rupa-sandhi, the meeting of 
contradictory ecstasies. The simultaneous joining of different ecstasies 
-- fear and happiness, regret and happiness -- is called meeting (sandhi)
. The word sabalya refers to different types of ecstatic symptoms 
combined together, like pride, despondency, humility, remembrance, doubt,
 impatience caused by insult, fear, disappointment, patience and 
eagerness. The friction that occurs when these combine is called sabalya.
 Similarly, when the desire to see the object is very prominent, or when 
one is unable to tolerate any delay in seeing the desired object, the 
incapability is called autsukya, or eagerness. If such eagerness is 
present, one's mouth dries up and one becomes restless. One also becomes 
full of anxiety, and hard breathing and patience are observed. 
Similarly, the lightness of heart caused by strong attachment and strong 
agitation of the mind is called impudence (capalya). Failure of judgment,
 misuse of words, and obstinate activities devoid of anxiety are 
observed. Similarly, when one becomes too angry at the other party, 
offensive and abominable speech occurs, and this anger is called rosa. 
When one becomes impatient due to being scolded or insulted, the 
resultant state of mind is called amarsa. In this state of mind, one 
perspires, acquires a headache, fades in bodily color and experiences 
anxiety and an urge to search out the remedy. The bearing of a grudge, 
aversion and chastisement are all visible symptoms.
 
Madhya 2.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
matta-gaja bhava-gana,     prabhura deha -- iksu-vana,
gaja-yuddhe vanera dalana
prabhura haila divyonmada,     tanu-manera avasada,
bhavavese kare sambodhana
SYNONYMS
 
matta-gaja -- mad elephant; bhava-gana -- symptoms of ecstasy; prabhura -
- of the Lord; deha -- body; iksu-vana -- sugarcane forest; gaja-yuddhe -
- in the fight of the elephants; vanera -- of the forest; dalana -- 
trampling; prabhura -- of the Lord; haila -- was; divya-unmada -- 
transcendental madness; tanu-manera -- of the mind and body; avasada -- 
despondency; bhava-avese -- on account of absorption in ecstasy; kare -- 
does; sambodhana -- addressing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The body of the Lord was just like a field of sugarcane into which the 
mad elephants of ecstasy entered. There was a fight amongst the 
elephants, and in the process the entire field of sugarcane was 
destroyed. Thus transcendental madness was awakened in the body of the 
Lord, and He experienced despondency in mind and body. In this ecstatic 
condition, He began to speak as follows.
 
Madhya 2.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
he deva he dayita he bhuvanaika-bandho
he krsna he capala he karunaika-sindho
he natha he ramana he nayanabhirama
ha ha kada nu bhavitasi padam drsor me
SYNONYMS
 
he deva -- O Lord; he dayita -- O most dear; he bhuvana-eka-bandho -- O 
only friend of the universe; he krsna -- O Lord Krsna; he capala -- O 
restless one; he karuna-eka-sindho -- O only ocean of mercy; he natha -- 
O My Lord; he ramana -- O My enjoyer; he nayana-abhirama -- O most 
beautiful to My eyes; ha ha -- alas; kada -- when; nu -- certainly; 
bhavita asi -- will You be; padam -- the dwelling place; drsoh me -- of 
My vision.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O My Lord! O dearest one! O only friend of the universe! O Krsna, O 
restless one, O only ocean of mercy! O My Lord, O My enjoyer, O beloved 
to My eyes! Alas, when will You again be visible to Me?'"
 
PURPORT
 
This is text 40 of the Krsna-karnamrta.
 
Madhya 2.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
unmadera laksana,     karaya krsna-sphurana,
bhavavese uthe pranaya mana
solluntha-vacana-riti,     mana, garva, vyaja-stuti,
kabhu ninda, kabhu va sammana
SYNONYMS
 
unmadera laksana -- the symptoms of madness; karaya -- causes; krsna -- 
Lord Krsna; sphurana -- impetus; bhava-avese -- in an ecstatic condition;
 uthe -- awakens; pranaya -- love; mana -- disdain; solluntha-vacana -- 
of disrespect by sweet words; riti -- the way; mana -- honor; garva -- 
pride; vyaja-stuti -- indirect prayer; kabhu -- sometimes; ninda -- 
blasphemy; kabhu -- sometimes; va -- or; sammana -- honor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The symptoms of madness served as an impetus for remembering Krsna. The 
mood of ecstasy awoke love, disdain, defamation by words, pride, honor 
and indirect prayer. Thus Sri Krsna was sometimes blasphemed and 
sometimes honored.
 
PURPORT
 
The word unmada is explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as extreme 
joy, misfortune and bewilderment in the heart due to separation. 
Symptoms of unmada are laughing like a madman, dancing, singing, 
performing ineffectual activities, talking nonsense, running, shouting 
and sometimes working in contradictory ways. The word pranaya is 
explained thus: When there is a possibility of receiving direct honor 
but it is avoided, that love is called pranaya. Srila Rupa Gosvami, in 
his Ujjvala-nilamani, explains the word mana thus: When the lover feels 
novel sweetness by exchanging hearty loving words but wishes to hide his 
feelings by crooked means, mana is experienced.
 
Madhya 2.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
tumi deva -- krida-rata,     bhuvanera nari yata,
tahe kara abhista kridana
tumi mora dayita,     mote vaise tomara cita,
mora bhagye kaile agamana
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- You; deva -- the Supreme Lord; krida-rata -- engaged in Your 
pastimes; bhuvanera -- of all the universes; nari -- women; yata -- all; 
tahe -- in those pastimes; kara -- You do; abhista -- desired; kridana --
 acting; tumi -- You; mora -- My; dayita -- merciful; mote -- to Me; 
vaise -- rest; tomara -- Your; cita -- mind; mora -- My; bhagye -- by 
fortune; kaile -- You have made; agamana -- appearance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[In the attitude of Radharani, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu addressed Krsna:] 
"My dear Lord, You are engaged in Your pastimes, and You utilize all the 
women in the universe according to Your desire. You are so kind to Me. 
Please divert Your attention to Me, for by fortune You have appeared 
before Me.
 
Madhya 2.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
bhuvanera nari-gana,     saba' kara akarsana,
tahan kara saba samadhana
tumi krsna -- citta-hara,     aiche kona pamara,
tomare va keba kare mana
SYNONYMS
 
bhuvanera -- of all the universe; nari-gana -- women; saba' -- all; kara 
-- You do; akarsana -- attraction; tahan -- there; kara -- You made; 
saba -- all; samadhana -- adjustment; tumi -- You; krsna -- Lord Krsna; 
citta-hara -- the enchanter of the mind; aiche -- in that way; kona -- 
some; pamara -- debauchee; tomare -- You; va -- or; keba -- who; kare -- 
does; mana -- honor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You attract all the women of the universe, and You make 
adjustments for all of them when they appear. You are Lord Krsna, and 
You can enchant everyone, but on the whole, You are nothing but a 
debauchee. Who can honor You?
 
Madhya 2.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
tomara capala-mati,     ekatra na haya sthiti,
ta'te tomara nahi kichu dosa
tumi ta' karuna-sindhu,     amara parana-bandhu,
tomaya nahi mora kabhu rosa
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- Your; capala-mati -- restless mind; ekatra -- in one place; na 
-- never; haya -- is; sthiti -- established; ta'te -- in that; tomara -- 
Your; nahi -- there is not; kichu -- any; dosa -- fault; tumi -- You are;
 ta' -- certainly; karuna-sindhu -- the ocean of mercy; amara -- My; 
parana-bandhu -- friend of the heart; tomaya -- toward You; nahi -- 
there is not; mora -- My; kabhu -- any time; rosa -- anger.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Krsna, Your mind is always restless. You cannot remain in one 
place, but You are not at fault for this. You are actually the ocean of 
mercy, the friend of My heart. Therefore I have no reason to be angry 
with You.
 
Madhya 2.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
tumi natha -- vraja-prana,     vrajera kara paritrana,
bahu karye nahi avakasa
tumi amara ramana,     sukha dite agamana,
e tomara vaidagdhya-vilasa
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- You; natha -- the master; vraja-prana -- the life of Vrajabhumi (
Vrndavana); vrajera -- of Vraja; kara -- do; paritrana -- deliverance; 
bahu -- many; karye -- in activities; nahi -- there is not; avakasa -- 
rest; tumi -- You; amara -- My; ramana -- enjoyer; sukha -- happiness; 
dite -- to give; agamana -- appearing; e -- this; tomara -- Your; 
vaidagdhya-vilasa -- activities of expert transactions.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You are the master and the life and soul of Vrndavana. 
Kindly arrange for the deliverance of Vrndavana. We have no leisure 
hours away from our many activities. Actually, You are My enjoyer. You 
have appeared just to give Me happiness, and this is one of Your expert 
activities.
 
PURPORT
 
The word vaidagdhya means that one is very expert, learned, humorous, 
cunning, beautiful and skilled in manifesting caricatures.
 
Madhya 2.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
mora vakya ninda mani,     krsna chadi' gela jani,
suna, mora e stuti-vacana
nayanera abhirama,     tumi mora dhana-prana,
ha-ha punah deha darasana
SYNONYMS
 
mora -- My; vakya -- words; ninda -- blasphemy; mani -- accepting; krsna 
-- Lord Krsna; chadi' -- giving up; gela -- went away; jani -- I know; 
suna -- hear; mora -- My; e -- this; stuti-vacana -- words of praise; 
nayanera -- of the eyes; abhirama -- the satisfaction; tumi -- You are; 
mora -- My; dhana-prana -- wealth and life; ha-ha -- alas; punah -- 
again; deha -- give Me; darasana -- audience.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Taking My words as defamation, Lord Krsna has left Me. I know that He 
is gone, but kindly hear My prayers in praise: ‘You are the satisfaction 
of My eyes. You are My wealth and My life. Alas, please give Me your 
audience once again.'"
 
Madhya 2.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
stambha, kampa, prasveda,     vaivarnya, asru, svara-bheda,
deha haila pulake vyapita
hase, kande, nace, gaya,     uthi' iti uti dhaya,
ksane bhume padiya murcchita
SYNONYMS
 
stambha -- being stunned; kampa -- trembling; prasveda -- perspiration; 
vaivarnya -- fading away of the color; asru -- tears; svara-bheda -- 
choking of the voice; deha -- body; haila -- was; pulake -- in joy; 
vyapita -- pervaded; hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances; 
gaya -- sings; uthi' -- getting up; iti uti -- here and there; dhaya -- 
runs; ksane -- sometimes; bhume -- on the ground; padiya -- falling down;
 murcchita -- unconscious.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were different transformations of the body of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu: being stunned, trembling, perspiring, fading away of color, 
weeping, and choking of the voice. In this way His whole body was 
pervaded by transcendental joy. As a result, sometimes Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu would laugh, sometimes cry, sometimes dance and sometimes 
sing. Sometimes He would get up and run here and there, and sometimes 
fall on the ground and lose consciousness.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, eight kinds of transcendental changes 
taking place in the body are described. Stambha, being stunned, refers 
to the mind's becoming transcendentally absorbed. In that state, the 
peaceful mind is placed on the life air, and different bodily 
transformations are manifest. These symptoms are visible in the body of 
an advanced devotee. When life becomes almost inactive, it is called "
stunned." The emotions resulting from this condition are joy, fear, 
astonishment, moroseness and anger. In this condition, the power of 
speech is lost and there is no movement in the hands and legs. Otherwise,
 being stunned is a mental condition. Many other symptoms are visible on 
the entire body in the beginning. These are very subtle, but gradually 
they become very apparent. When one cannot speak, naturally one's active 
senses are arrested, and the knowledge-acquiring senses are rendered 
inoperative. Kampa, trembling of the body, is mentioned in the Bhakti-
rasamrta-sindhu as a result of a special kind of fear, anger and joy. 
This is called vepathu, or kampa. When the body begins to perspire 
because of joy, fear and anger combined, this is called sveda. Vaivarnya 
is described as a change in the bodily color. It is caused by a 
combination of moroseness, anger and fear. When these emotions are 
experienced, the complexion turns pale and the body becomes lean and 
thin. Asru is explained in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as a combination 
of joy, anger and moroseness that causes water to flow from the eyes 
without effort. When there is joy and there are tears in the eyes, the 
temperature of the tears is cold, but when there is anger, the tears are 
hot. In both cases, the eyes are restless, the eyeballs are red and 
there is itching. These are all symptoms of asru. When there is a 
combination of moroseness, astonishment, anger, joy and fear, there is a 
choking in the voice. This choking is called gadgada. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu refers to gadgada-ruddhaya gira, or "a faltering voice." In 
the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, pulaka is described as joy, encouragement 
and fear. When these combine, the hairs on the body stand on end, and 
this bodily state is called pulaka.
 
Madhya 2.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
murcchaya haila saksatkara,     uthi' kare huhunkara,
kahe -- ei aila mahasaya
krsnera madhuri-gune,     nana bhrama haya mane,
sloka padi' karaye niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
murcchaya -- in the swoon; haila -- there was; saksatkara -- direct 
meeting; uthi' -- getting up; kare -- does; hu-hun-kara -- tumultuous 
sound; kahe -- says; ei -- thus; aila -- He has come; maha-asaya -- the 
great personality; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; madhuri -- sweetness; gune -
- by qualities; nana -- various; bhrama -- mistakes; haya -- are; mane --
 in the mind; sloka -- the verse; padi' -- reciting; karaye -- does; 
niscaya -- ascertainment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was thus unconscious, He happened to meet 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently He got up and 
immediately made a tumultuous sound, very loudly declaring, "Now Krsna, 
the great personality, is present!" In this way, because of Krsna's 
sweet qualities, Caitanya Mahaprabhu made different types of mistakes in 
His mind. Thus by reciting the following verse, He ascertained the 
presence of Lord Krsna.
 
Madhya 2.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
marah svayam nu madhura-dyuti-mandalam nu
madhuryam eva nu mano-nayanamrtam nu
veni-mrjo nu mama jivita-vallabho nu
krsno 'yam abhyudayate mama locanaya
SYNONYMS
 
marah -- Cupid; svayam -- personally; nu -- whether; madhura -- sweet; 
dyuti -- of effulgence; mandalam -- encirclement; nu -- whether; 
madhuryam -- sweetness; eva -- even; nu -- certainly; manah-nayana-
amrtam -- nectar for the mind and eyes; nu -- whether; veni-mrjah -- 
loosening of the hair; nu -- whether; mama -- My; jivita-vallabhah -- 
the pleasure of the life and soul; nu -- whether; krsnah -- Lord Krsna; 
ayam -- this; abhyudayate -- manifests; mama -- My; locanaya -- for the 
eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the attitude of Radharani, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu addressed the 
gopis: "‘My dear friends, is this Krsna, Cupid personified, who 
has the effulgence of a kadamba flower, who is sweetness itself, the 
nectar of My eyes and mind, He who loosens the hair of the gopis, who is 
the supreme source of transcendental bliss and My life and soul? Has He 
come before My eyes again?'"
 
PURPORT
 
This is another verse from the Krsna-karnamrta (68).
 
Madhya 2.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
kiba ei saksat kama,     dyuti-bimba murtiman,
ki madhurya svayam murtimanta
kiba mano-netrotsava,     kiba prana-vallabha,
satya krsna aila netrananda
SYNONYMS
 
kiba -- whether; ei -- this; saksat -- directly; kama -- Cupid; dyuti-
bimba -- reflection of the effulgence; murtiman -- personified; ki -- 
whether; madhurya -- sweetness; svayam -- personally; murtimanta -- 
personified; kiba -- whether; manah-netra-utsava -- festival of the mind 
and eyes; kiba -- whether; prana-vallabha -- My life and soul; satya -- 
truly; krsna -- Lord Krsna; aila -- has come; netra-ananda -- the 
pleasure of My eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then began to talk like this: "Is Cupid 
personified present with the effulgence and reflection of the kadamba 
tree? Is He the same person, personified sweetness, who is the pleasure 
of My eyes and mind, who is My life and soul? Has Krsna actually come 
before My eyes ?"
 
Madhya 2.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
guru -- nana bhava-gana,     sisya -- prabhura tanu-mana,
nana rite satata nacaya
nirveda, visada, dainya,     capalya, harsa, dhairya, manyu,
ei nrtye prabhura kala yaya
SYNONYMS
 
guru -- the teacher; nana -- various; bhava-gana -- ecstasies; sisya -- 
disciples; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya; tanu-mana -- body and mind; 
nana -- various; rite -- in ways; satata -- always; nacaya -- causes to 
dance; nirveda -- despondency; visada -- moroseness; dainya -- humility; 
capalya -- restlessness; harsa -- joy; dhairya -- endurance; manyu -- 
anger; ei -- this; nrtye -- in dancing; prabhura -- of the Lord; kala -- 
time; yaya -- passes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As the spiritual master chastises the disciple and teaches him the art 
of devotional service, so all the ecstatic symptoms of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu -- including despondency, moroseness, humility, restlessness, 
joy, endurance and anger -- instructed His body and mind. In this way, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed His time.
 
Madhya 2.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
candidasa, vidyapati,     rayera nataka-giti,
karnamrta, sri-gita-govinda
svarupa-ramananda-sane,     mahaprabhu ratri-dine,
gaya, sune -- parama ananda
SYNONYMS
 
candidasa -- the poet Candidasa; vidyapati -- the poet Vidyapati; rayera 
-- of the poet Raya Ramananda; nataka -- the Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka; 
giti -- songs; karnamrta -- the Krsna-karnamrta of Bilvamangala Thakura; 
sri-gita-govinda -- the Gita-govinda of Jayadeva Gosvami; svarupa -- 
Svarupa Damodara; ramananda-sane -- with Raya Ramananda; mahaprabhu -- 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ratri-dine -- day and night; gaya -- sings; 
sune -- hears; parama ananda -- with great pleasure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He also passed His time reading the books and singing the songs of 
Candidasa and Vidyapati, and listening to quotations from the Jagannatha-
vallabha-nataka, Krsna-karnamrta and Gita-govinda. Thus in the 
association of Svarupa Damodara and Raya Ramananda, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu passed His days and nights chanting and hearing with great 
pleasure.
 
Madhya 2.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
purira vatsalya mukhya,     ramanandera suddha-sakhya,
govindadyera suddha-dasya-rasa
gadadhara, jagadananda,     svarupera mukhya rasananda,
ei cari bhave prabhu vasa
SYNONYMS
 
purira -- of Paramananda Puri; vatsalya -- paternal affection; mukhya -- 
chiefly; ramanandera -- of Raya Ramananda; suddha-sakhya -- pure 
fraternity; govinda-adyera -- of Govinda and others; suddha-dasya-rasa --
 the pure and unalloyed mellow of service; gadadhara -- Gadadhara 
Pandita; jagadananda -- Jagadananda Pandita; svarupera -- of Svarupa 
Damodara; mukhya -- chiefly; rasa-ananda -- tasting the pleasure of 
conjugal love; ei -- these; cari -- in four; bhave -- ecstatic 
conditions; prabhu -- the Lord; vasa -- became obliged.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Among His associates, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed paternal loving 
affection from Paramananda Puri, friendly affection with Ramananda Raya, 
unalloyed service from Govinda and others, and humors of conjugal love 
with Gadadhara, Jagadananda and Svarupa Damodara. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu enjoyed all these four mellows, and thus He remained obliged 
to His devotees.
 
PURPORT
 
Paramananda Puri is said to have been Uddhava in Vrndavana. His 
affections with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were on the platform of paternal 
love. This was because Paramananda Puri happened to be the Godbrother of 
the spiritual master of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Similarly, Ramananda 
Raya, who is considered an incarnation of Arjuna and by some an 
incarnation of Visakhadevi, enjoyed unalloyed fraternal love with the 
Lord. Unalloyed personal service was enjoyed by Govinda and others. In 
the presence of His most confidential devotees like Gadadhara Pandita, 
Jagadananda and Svarupa Damodara, Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed the 
ecstatic conditions of Srimati Radharani in Her conjugal relationship 
with Krsna. Absorbed in these four transcendental mellows, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu resided in Jagannatha Puri, feeling very much obliged to His 
devotees.
 
Madhya 2.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
lilasuka -- martya-jana,     tanra haya bhavodgama,
isvare se -- ki iha vismaya
tahe mukhya-rasasraya,     ha-iyachena mahasaya,
tate haya sarva-bhavodaya
SYNONYMS
 
lila-suka -- Bilvamangala Thakura; martya-jana -- a person of this world;
 tanra -- of him; haya -- there is; bhava-udgama -- manifestation of 
different ecstasies; isvare -- in the Supreme Lord; se -- that; ki -- 
what; iha -- here; vismaya -- astonishing; tahe -- in that; mukhya-rasa -
- of the chief mellow (the conjugal mellow); asraya -- the abode; ha-
iyachena -- has become; maha-asaya -- the great personality Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; tate -- therefore; haya -- there is; sarva-bhava-udaya -- a 
manifestation of all ecstasies.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lilasuka [Bilvamangala Thakura] was an ordinary human being, yet he 
developed many ecstatic symptoms in his body. What, then, is so 
astonishing about these symptoms' being manifest in the body of the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead? In the ecstatic mood of conjugal love, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was on the highest platform; therefore, all the 
exuberant ecstasies were naturally visible in His body.
 
PURPORT
 
Lilasuka is Bilvamangala Thakura Gosvami. He was a South Indian, a 
brahmana, and his former name was Silhana Misra. When he was a 
householder, he became attracted to a prostitute named Cintamani, but 
eventually he took her advice and became renounced. Thus he wrote a book 
named Santi-sataka, and later, by the mercy of Lord Krsna and the 
Vaisnavas, he became a great devotee. Thus he became famous as 
Bilvamangala Thakura Gosvami. On that elevated platform he wrote a book 
named Krsna-karnamrta, which is very famous amongst Vaisnavas. Since he 
exhibited so many ecstatic symptoms, people used to call him Lilasuka.
 
Madhya 2.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
purve vraja-vilase,     yei tina abhilase,
yatneha asvada na haila
sri-radhara bhava-sara,     apane kari' angikara,
sei tina vastu asvadila
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- formerly; vraja-vilase -- in the pastimes of Vrndavana; yei 
tina -- those three; abhilase -- in desires; yatneha -- by great 
endeavor; asvada -- taste; na haila -- there was not; sri-radhara -- of 
Srimati Radharani; bhava-sara -- the essence of the ecstasy; apane -- 
personally; kari' -- making; angikara -- acceptance; sei -- those; tina 
vastu -- three subjects; asvadila -- tasted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
During His previous pastimes in Vrndavana, Lord Krsna desired to enjoy 
the three different types of ecstasy, but despite great endeavor, He 
could not taste them. Such ecstasies are the monopoly of Srimati 
Radharani. Therefore, in order to taste them, Sri Krsna accepted the 
position of Srimati Radharani in the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 2.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
apane kari' asvadane,     sikhaila bhakta-gane,
prema-cintamanira prabhu dhani
nahi jane sthanasthana,     yare tare kaila dana,
mahaprabhu -- data-siromani
SYNONYMS
 
apane -- personally; kari' -- doing; asvadane -- tasting; sikhaila -- He 
taught; bhakta-gane -- to His direct disciples; prema-cintamanira -- of 
the touchstone of love of Godhead; prabhu -- the Lord; dhani -- 
capitalist; nahi -- does not; jane -- know; sthana-asthana -- the proper 
place or improper place; yare -- to whomever; tare -- to him; kaila -- 
made; dana -- charity; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; data-
siromani -- the most munificent personality.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By personally tasting the mellows of love of Godhead, Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu taught His direct disciples the process. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu is a wealthy capitalist possessing the touchstone of love of 
God. Not considering whether one is a proper or improper recipient, He 
gives His treasure to anyone and everyone. Thus He is the most 
munificent.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's capital is the touchstone of love of Godhead, 
and consequently He is a great owner of that transcendental treasure. 
After making unlimited amounts of gold, the touchstone remains the same. 
Similarly, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, although distributing love of 
Godhead unlimitedly, still remained the supreme owner of this 
transcendental opulence. His devotees, who learned it from Him, also had 
to distribute it munificently all over the world. This Krsna 
consciousness movement, following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu and His confidential devotees, is also trying to distribute 
love of Godhead all over the world through the chanting of the holy 
names of the Lord -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ 
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
 
Madhya 2.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
ei gupta bhava-sindhu,     brahma na paya eka bindu,
hena dhana vilaila samsare
aiche dayalu avatara,     aiche data nahi ara,
guna keha nare varnibare
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; gupta -- confidential; bhava-sindhu -- ocean of ecstasies; 
brahma -- Lord Brahma; na -- does not; paya -- get; eka -- one; bindu -- 
drop; hena -- such; dhana -- wealth; vilaila -- distributed; samsare -- 
all over the world; aiche -- such; dayalu -- merciful; avatara -- 
incarnation; aiche -- such; data -- charitable donor; nahi -- there is 
not; ara -- anyone else; guna -- this quality; keha -- anyone; nare -- 
not able; varnibare -- to describe.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one, not even Lord Brahma, can ascertain or even taste a drop of this 
confidential ocean of ecstasy, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, out of His 
causeless mercy, has distributed this love of Godhead all over the world.
 Thus there cannot be any incarnation more munificent than Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. There is no greater donor. Who can describe His 
transcendental qualities?
 
Madhya 2.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
kahibara katha nahe,     kahile keha na bujhaye,
aiche citra caitanyera ranga
sei se bujhite pare,     caitanyera krpa yanre,
haya tanra dasanudasa-sanga
SYNONYMS
 
kahibara katha nahe -- not a subject matter to describe freely; kahile --
 if spoken; keha -- someone; na bujhaye -- not understands; aiche -- in 
that way; citra -- wonderful; caitanyera -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
ranga -- pastimes; sei se -- whoever; bujhite -- to understand; pare -- 
is able; caitanyera -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- the 
mercy; yanre -- unto whom; haya -- becomes; tanra -- His; dasa-anudasa-
sanga -- association with the servant of the servant.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Such topics are not to be discussed freely because if they are, no one 
will understand them. Such are the wonderful pastimes of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Unto one who is able to understand, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
has shown mercy by giving him the association of the servant of His own 
servant.
 
PURPORT
 
An ordinary person cannot understand the transcendental ecstasies in the 
mode of Srimati Radharani. Unfit persons who try to understand them are 
perverted into the sahajiya, baula and other sampradayas. Thus the 
teachings are perverted. Even learned scholars in the academic field 
cannot understand the transcendental bliss and ecstasy exhibited by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His pure devotees. One must be fit to understand 
the purport of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's activities.
 
Madhya 2.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-lila-ratna-sara,     svarupera bhandara,
tenho thuila raghunathera kanthe
tahan kichu ye sunilun,     taha ihan vistarilun,
bhakta-gane dilun ei bhete
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; ratna-sara -- the 
topmost jewel; svarupera -- of Svarupa Damodara; bhandara -- of the 
storehouse; tenho -- he; thuila -- kept; raghunathera kanthe -- in the 
throat of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; tahan -- there; kichu ye -- whatever 
little; sunilun -- I have heard; taha -- that only; ihan -- in this book;
 vistarilun -- I have described; bhakta-gane -- to the pure devotees; 
dilun -- I gave; ei -- this; bhete -- presentation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are the topmost of jewels. They 
have been kept in the storehouse of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, who has 
explained them to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who has repeated them to me. 
Whatever little I have heard from Raghunatha dasa Gosvami I have 
described in this book, which is presented to all devotees.
 
PURPORT
 
All the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were noted by His personal 
secretary Svarupa Damodara and repeated to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who 
memorized them. Whatever Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami heard is recorded in 
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. This is called the parampara system, from Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Svarupa Damodara to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami to 
Kaviraja Gosvami. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has distributed this 
information in his book Caitanya-caritamrta. In other words, Sri 
Caitanya-caritamrta is the essence of the instruction given through the 
parampara system of the disciplic succession stemming from Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 2.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
yadi keha hena kaya,     grantha kaila sloka-maya,
itara jane naribe bujhite
prabhura yei acarana,     sei kari varnana,
sarva-citta nari aradhite
SYNONYMS
 
yadi -- if; keha -- someone; hena -- thus; kaya -- says; grantha -- this 
book; kaila -- is made; sloka-maya -- with various Sanskrit verses; 
itara -- ordinary; jane -- persons; naribe bujhite -- will not be able 
to understand; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yei -- 
whatever; acarana -- activities; sei -- that; kari -- I do; varnana -- 
description; sarva-citta -- all hearts; nari -- I am unable; aradhite -- 
to please.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If one says that Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is full of Sanskrit verses and 
therefore not understandable by a common man, I reply that what I have 
described are the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and that for me to 
satisfy everyone is not possible.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Kaviraja Gosvami and one who follows in his footsteps do not have 
to cater to the public. Their business is simply to satisfy the previous 
acaryas and describe the pastimes of the Lord. One who is able to 
understand can relish this exalted transcendental literature, which is 
actually not meant for ordinary persons like scholars and literary men. 
Generally, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes recorded in the Caitanya-
caritamrta are studied in universities and scholastic circles from a 
literary and historical point of view, but actually Sri Caitanya-
caritamrta is not a subject matter for research workers or literary 
scholars. It is simply meant for those devotees who have dedicated their 
lives to the service of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 2.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
nahi kahan savirodha,     nahi kahan anurodha,
sahaja vastu kari vivarana
yadi haya ragoddesa,     tahan haye avesa,
sahaja vastu na yaya likhana
SYNONYMS
 
nahi -- there is not; kahan -- anywhere; sa-virodha -- opposing element; 
nahi -- there is not; kahan -- anywhere; anurodha -- acceptance of 
someone's opinion; sahaja -- simple; vastu -- substance; kari -- I do; 
vivarana -- description; yadi -- if; haya -- there is; raga-uddesa -- 
someone's attraction or obstruction; tahan -- there; haye -- becoming; 
avesa -- involved; sahaja -- simple; vastu -- substance; na yaya -- is 
not possible; likhana -- the writing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this Caitanya-caritamrta there is no contradictory conclusion, nor is 
anyone else's opinion accepted. I have written this book to describe the 
simple substance as I have heard it from superiors. If I become involved 
in someone's likes and dislikes, I cannot possibly write the simple 
truth.
 
PURPORT
 
The simplest thing for human beings is to follow their predecessors. 
Judgment according to mundane senses is not a very easy process. 
Whatever is awakened by attachment to one's predecessor is the way of 
devotional service as indicated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The author 
says, however, that he cannot consider the opinions of those who become 
attracted or repelled by such things, because one cannot write 
impartially in that way. In other words, the author is stating that he 
did not inject personal opinion in the Caitanya-caritamrta. He has 
simply described his spontaneous understanding from superiors. If he had 
been carried away by someone's likes and dislikes, he could not have 
written of such a sublime subject matter in such an easy way. The actual 
facts are understandable to real devotees. When these facts are recorded,
 they are very congenial to the devotees, but one who is not a devotee 
cannot understand. Such is the subject matter for realization. Mundane 
scholarship and its concomitant attachments and detachments cannot 
arouse spontaneous love of Godhead. Such love cannot be described by a 
mundane scholar.
 
Madhya 2.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
yeba nahi bujhe keha,     sunite sunite seha,
ki adbhuta caitanya-carita
krsne upajibe priti,     janibe rasera riti,
sunilei bada haya hita
SYNONYMS
 
yeba -- whoever; nahi -- does not; bujhe -- understand; keha -- someone; 
sunite sunite -- hearing and hearing; seha -- he; ki -- what; adbhuta -- 
wonderful; caitanya-carita -- pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
krsne -- unto Krsna; upajibe -- will develop; priti -- love; janibe -- 
he will understand; rasera -- of transcendental mellows; riti -- the 
ways; sunilei -- simply by hearing; bada -- great; haya -- there is; 
hita -- benefit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If one does not understand in the beginning but continues to hear again 
and again, the wonderful effects of Lord Caitanya's pastimes will bring 
love for Krsna. Gradually one will come to understand the loving affairs 
between Krsna and the gopis and other associates of Vrndavana. Everyone 
is advised to continue to hear over and over again in order to greatly 
benefit.
 
Madhya 2.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
bhagavata -- sloka-maya,     tika tara samskrta haya,
tabu kaiche bujhe tri-bhuvana
ihan sloka dui cari,     tara vyakhya bhasa kari,
kene na bujhibe sarva-jana
SYNONYMS
 
bhagavata -- Srimad-Bhagavatam; sloka-maya -- full of Sanskrit verses; 
tika -- commentaries; tara -- of that; samskrta -- Sanskrit language; 
haya -- there are; tabu -- still; kaiche -- how; bujhe -- understands; 
tri-bhuvana -- the whole world; ihan -- in this; sloka -- verses; dui 
cari -- a few; tara -- of them; vyakhya -- explanation; bhasa -- in 
simple language; kari -- I do; kene -- why; na -- not; bujhibe -- will 
understand; sarva-jana -- all people.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In reply to those critics who say that Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is full 
of Sanskrit verses, it can be said that Srimad-Bhagavatam is also full 
of Sanskrit verses, as are the commentaries on Srimad-Bhagavatam. 
Nonetheless, Srimad-Bhagavatam can be understood by everyone, as well as 
by advanced devotees who study the Sanskrit commentaries. Why, then, 
will people not understand the Caitanya-caritamrta? There are only a few 
Sanskrit verses, and these have been explained in the Bengali vernacular.
 What is the difficulty in understanding?
 
Madhya 2.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
sesa-lilara sutra-gana,     kailun kichu vivarana,
ihan vistarite citta haya
thake yadi ayuh-sesa,     vistariba lila-sesa,
yadi mahaprabhura krpa haya
SYNONYMS
 
sesa-lilara -- of the pastimes at the end; sutra-gana -- the synopsis; 
kailun -- I have done; kichu -- some; vivarana -- description; ihan -- 
here; vistarite -- to expand more and more; citta haya -- there is a 
desire; thake -- remains; yadi -- if; ayuh-sesa -- the end of life; 
vistariba -- I shall describe; lila -- pastimes; sesa -- at the end; 
yadi -- if; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- mercy; 
haya -- there is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have already given a synopsis of all the facts and figures of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's last pastimes, and I have a desire to describe 
them elaborately. If I remain longer and am fortunate enough to receive 
the mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, I shall try to describe them 
again more elaborately.
 
Madhya 2.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
ami vrddha jaratura,     likhite kanpaye kara,
mane kichu smarana na haya
na dekhiye nayane,     na suniye sravane,
tabu likhi' -- e bada vismaya
SYNONYMS
 
ami -- I; vrddha -- old man; jara-atura -- disturbed by invalidity; 
likhite -- to write; kanpaye -- trembles; kara -- the hand; mane -- in 
the mind; kichu -- any; smarana -- remembrance; na haya -- there is not; 
na dekhiye -- I cannot see; nayane -- by the eyes; na suniye -- I cannot 
hear; sravane -- with the ears; tabu -- still; likhi' -- writing; e -- 
this; bada vismaya -- a great wonder.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have now become too old and disturbed by invalidity. While I write, my 
hands tremble. I cannot remember anything, nor can I see or hear 
properly. Still I write, and this is a great wonder.
 
Madhya 2.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
ei antya-lila-sara,     sutra-madhye vistara,
kari' kichu karilun varnana
iha-madhye mari yabe,     varnite na pari tabe,
ei lila bhakta-gana-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
ei antya-lila-sara -- the essence of the antya-lila (Lord Caitanya's 
pastimes at the end); sutra-madhye -- in the form of a synopsis; vistara 
-- expansion; kari' -- doing; kichu -- something; karilun varnana -- 
have described; iha-madhye -- in the meantime; mari -- I die; yabe -- 
when; varnite -- to describe; na pari -- not able; tabe -- then; ei lila 
-- these pastimes; bhakta-gana-dhana -- the treasure of the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this chapter I have to some extent described the essence of the 
pastimes of Lord Caitanya at the end. If I die in the meantime and 
cannot describe them in detail, at least the devotees will have this 
transcendental treasure.
 
Madhya 2.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
sanksepe ei sutra kaila,     yei ihan na likhila,
age taha kariba vistara
yadi tata dina jiye,     mahaprabhura krpa haye,
iccha bhari' kariba vicara
SYNONYMS
 
sanksepe -- in brief; ei sutra -- these notes; kaila -- I have made; yei 
-- whatever; ihan -- in this; na likhila -- I could not write; age -- in 
the future; taha -- that; kariba -- I shall make; vistara -- expansion; 
yadi -- if; tata -- so many; dina -- days; jiye -- I live; mahaprabhura -
- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- the mercy; haye -- there is; iccha 
bhari' -- satisfying the desire; kariba -- I shall do; vicara -- 
consideration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this chapter I have briefly described the antya-lila. Whatever I have 
not described I shall describe extensively in the future. If by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy I live for so many days that I can fulfill 
my desires, I will give full consideration to these pastimes.
 
Madhya 2.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
chota bada bhakta-gana,     vandon sabara sri-carana,
sabe more karaha santosa
svarupa-gosanira mata,     rupa-raghunatha jane yata,
tai likhi' nahi mora dosa
SYNONYMS
 
chota -- small; bada -- great; bhakta-gana -- devotees; vandon -- I 
worship; sabara -- all of them; sri-carana -- the lotus feet; sabe -- 
all of you; more -- unto me; karaha -- please do; santosa -- 
satisfaction; svarupa-gosanira mata -- the view of Svarupa Damodara 
Gosvami; rupa-raghunatha -- Rupa and Raghunatha; jane -- know; yata -- 
all; tai -- that; likhi' -- writing; nahi -- there is not; mora -- my; 
dosa -- fault.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I worship herewith the lotus feet of all kinds of devotees, both 
advanced and neophyte. I request all of them to be satisfied with me. I 
am faultless because I have written herein whatever I have understood 
from Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Rupa and Raghunatha dasa Gosvamis. I 
have neither added to nor subtracted from their version.
 
PURPORT
 
According to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, there are three 
kinds of devotees, known as bhajana-vijna (experts in devotional service)
, bhajana-sila (devotees engaged in devotional service), and krsna-name 
diksita krsna-nama-kari (initiated devotees engaged in chanting). The 
author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta begs the mercy of all these devotees 
and asks them to be pleased with him. He says, "Let the neophyte 
devotees -- the devotees who are very expert in arguing though they have 
no sense of advanced devotional service, who think themselves very 
advanced because they imitate some smarta-brahmana -- let such devotees 
not be displeased with me, thinking that I have committed errors in this 
regard. I beg their pardon with great humility, but I am submitting that 
I personally have no desire to add or subtract anything. I have only 
written what I have heard in the disciplic succession because I am 
dedicated to the lotus feet of previous acaryas like Svarupa Damodara, 
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and Rupa Gosvami. I have only written what I 
have learned from them."
 
Madhya 2.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
sri-caitanya, nityananda,     advaitadi bhakta-vrnda,
sire dhari sabara carana
svarupa, rupa, sanatana,     raghunathera sri-carana,
dhuli karon mastake bhusana
SYNONYMS
 
sri-caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda 
Prabhu; advaita-adi bhakta-vrnda -- as well as personalities like 
Advaita Acarya and all the devotees; sire -- on my head; dhari -- taking;
 sabara -- of all; carana -- the lotus feet; svarupa -- Srila Svarupa 
Damodara Gosvami; rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; sanatana -- Srila Sanatana 
Gosvami; raghunathera -- of Srila Raghunatha Gosvami; sri-carana -- the 
lotus feet; dhuli -- dust; karon -- I do; mastake -- on my head; bhusana 
-- decoration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
According to the parampara system, I wish to take the dust from the 
lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu,
 and all the associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu like Svarupa Damodara,
 Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. I wish to 
take the dust of their lotus feet upon my head. In this way I wish to be 
blessed with their mercy.
 
Madhya 2.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
pana yanra ajna-dhana,     vrajera vaisnava-gana,
vandon tanra mukhya haridasa
caitanya-vilasa-sindhu-    kallolera eka bindu,
tara kana kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
pana -- getting; yanra -- whose; ajna-dhana -- order; vrajera -- of 
Vrndavana; vaisnava-gana -- all the Vaisnavas; vandon -- I worship; 
tanra -- of them; mukhya -- the chief; haridasa -- Haridasa; caitanya-
vilasa-sindhu -- of the ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; 
kallolera eka bindu -- one drop of one wave; tara -- of it; kana -- a 
particle only; kahe -- describes; krsnadasa -- Krsnadasa Kaviraja 
Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Receiving orders from the above authorities and the Vaisnavas of 
Vrndavana, especially from Haridasa, the priest of Govindaji, I, 
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, have tried to describe one small particle of 
one drop of one wave of the ocean of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-
lila, Second Chapter, describing the ecstatic manifestations of Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 