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

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Cc Ādi 17.4

বিদ্যাসৌন্দর্যসদ্বেশ সম্ভোগনৃত্যকীর্তনৈঃ প্রেমনামপ্রদানৈশ্চ গৌরো দীব্যতি যৌবনে

विद्यासौन्दर्यसद्वेश सम्भोगनृत्यकीर्तनैः प्रेमनामप्रदानैश्च गौरो दीव्यति यौवने

vidyā-saundarya-sadveśa- sambhoga-nṛtya-kīrtanaiḥ prema-nāma-pradānaiś ca gauro dīvyati yauvane

Synonyms

vidyā—education; saundarya—beauty; sat-veśa—nice dress; sambhoga—enjoyment; nṛtya—dancing; kīrtanaiḥ—by chanting; prema-nāma—the holy name of the Lord, which induces one to become a devotee; pradānaiḥ—by distributing; ca—and; gauraḥ—Lord Śrī Gaurasundara; dīvyati—illuminates; yauvane—in His youth..

Translation

Exhibiting His scholarship, beauty and fine dress, Lord Caitanya danced, chanted and distributed the holy name of the Lord to awaken dormant love of Kṛṣṇa. Thus Lord Śrī Gaurasundara shone in His youthful pastimes.

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