Ādi-līlā

Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Verse 232 of 330
Cc Ādi 17.232

ঽদেখিনুঽ ঽদেখিনুঽ বলিঽ হৈল পাগল প্রেমে নৃত্য করে, হৈল বৈষ্ণব আগল

ऽदेखिनुऽ ऽदेखिनुऽ बलिऽ हैल पागल प्रेमे नृत्य करे, हैल वैष्णव आगल

'dekhinu' 'dekhinu' bali' ha-ila pāgala preme nṛtya kare, haila vaiṣṇava āgala

Synonyms

dekhinuI have seen; dekhinuI have seen; bali'saying; ha-ilabecame; pāgalamad; premein the ecstasy of love; nṛtyadancing; karedoes; hailabecame; vaiṣṇavadevotee; āgalafirst class..

Translation

Saying, "I have seen! I have seen!" and dancing in ecstatic love as though mad, he became a first-class Vaiṣṇava.

Purport

There was a Mohammedan tailor near the house of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura who used to sew the garments of the family. One day he was very much pleased with the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; indeed, he was enchanted. The Lord, understanding his attitude, showed him His original form as Kṛṣṇa. The tailor then began to dance, saying, "I have seen! I have seen!" He became absorbed in ecstatic love and began to dance with Lord Caitanya. Thus he became one of the foremost Vaiṣṇava adherents of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Verse 232 of 330
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