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

Verse 259 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.259

নির্ধূতামৃতমাধুরীপরিমলঃ কল্যাণি বিম্বাধরো বক্ত্রং পংকজসৌরভং কুহরিতশ্লাঘাভিদস্তে গিরঃ অংগং চন্দনশীতলং তনুরিযং সৌন্দর্যসর্বস্বভাক্ত্বামাসাদ্য মমেদমিন্দ্রিযকুলং রাধে মুহুর্মোদতে

निर्धूतामृतमाधुरीपरिमलः कल्याणि बिम्बाधरो वक्त्रं पंकजसौरभं कुहरितश्लाघाभिदस्ते गिरः अंगं चन्दनशीतलं तनुरियं सौन्दर्यसर्वस्वभाक्त्वामासाद्य ममेदमिन्द्रियकुलं राधे मुहुर्मोदते

nirdhūtāmṛta-mādhurī-parimalaḥ kalyāṇi bimbādharo vaktraṁ paṅkaja-saurabhaṁ kuharita-ślāghā-bhidas te giraḥ aṅgaṁ candana-śītalaṁ tanur iyaṁ saundarya-sarvasva-bhāk tvām āsādya mamedam indriya-kulaṁ rādhe muhur modate

Synonyms

nirdhūta—defeats; amṛta—of nectar; mādhurī—the sweetness; parimalaḥ—whose flavor; kalyāṇi—O most auspicious one; bīmba-adharaḥ—red lips; vaktram—face; paṅkaja-saurabham—which smells like a lotus flower; kuharita—of the sweet sounds made by the cuckoos; ślāghā—the pride; bhidaḥ—which defeat; te—Your; giraḥ—words; aṅgam—limbs; candana-śītalam—as cool as sandalwood pulp; tanuḥ—body; iyam—this; saundarya—of beauty; sarvasva-bhāk—which displays the all and all; tvām—You; āsādya—tasting; mama—My; idam—this; indriya-kulam—all the senses; rādhe—O Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; muhuḥ—again and again; modate—become pleased..

Translation

"My dear auspicious Rādhārāṇī, Your body is the source of all beauty. Your red lips are softer than the sense of immortal sweetness, Your face bears the aroma of a lotus flower, Your sweet words defeat the vibrations of the cuckoo, and Your limbs are cooler than the pulp of sandalwood. All My transcendental senses are overwhelmed in ecstatic pleasure by tasting You, who are completely decorated by beautiful qualities."

Purport

This verse, spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa to Rādhā, is recorded in the Lalita-mādhava (9.9) of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

Verse 259 of 262