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Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 224 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.224

বিশ্বেষামনুরংজনেন জনযন্নানন্দমিন্দীবর শ্রেণীশ্যামলকোমলৈরুপনযন্নংগৈরনংগোত্সবম্ স্বচ্ছন্দং ব্রজসুন্দরীভিরভিতঃ প্রত্যংগমালিংগিতঃ শৃংগারঃ সখি মূর্তিমানিব মধৌ মুগ্ধো হরিঃ ক্রীডতি

विश्वेषामनुरंजनेन जनयन्नानन्दमिन्दीवर श्रेणीश्यामलकोमलैरुपनयन्नंगैरनंगोत्सवम् स्वच्छन्दं व्रजसुन्दरीभिरभितः प्रत्यंगमालिंगितः शृंगारः सखि मूर्तिमानिव मधौ मुग्धो हरिः क्रीडति

viśveṣām anurañjanena janayann ānandam indīvara- śreṇī-śyāmala-komalair upanayann aṅgair anaṅgotsavam svacchandaṁ vraja-sundarībhir abhitaḥ pratyaṅgam āliṅgitaḥ śṛṅgāraḥ sakhi mūrtimān iva madhau mugdho hariḥ krīḍati

Synonyms

viśveṣām—of all the gopīs; anurañjanena—by the act of pleasing; janayan—producing; ānandam—the bliss; indīvara-śreṇī—like a row of blue lotuses; śyāmala—bluish black; komalaiḥ—and soft; upanayan—bringing; aṅgaiḥ—with His limbs; anaṅga-utsavam—a festival for Cupid; svacchandam—without restriction; vraja-sundarībhiḥ—by the young women of Vraja; abhitaḥ—on both sides; pratyaṅgam—each limb; āliṅgitaḥ—embraced; śṛṅgāraḥ—amorous love; śakhi—O friend; mūrtimān—embodied; iva—like; madhau—in the springtime; mugdhaḥ—perplexed; hariḥ—Lord Hari; krīḍati—plays..

Translation

"My dear friends, just see how Śrī Kṛṣṇa is enjoying the season of spring! With the gopīs embracing each of His limbs, He is like amorous love personified. With His transcendental pastimes, He enlivens all the gopīs, and the entire creation. With His soft bluish-black arms and legs, which resemble blue lotus flowers, He has created a festival for Cupid."

Purport

This is a verse from the Gīta-govinda (1.11).

Verse 224 of 262