Madhya-līlā

Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Verse 96 of 255
Cc Madhya 14.96

ভক্তগণসংগেপ্রভু উদ্যানে আসিযা বৃন্দাবনবিহার করে ভক্তগণ লঞা

भक्तगणसंगेप्रभु उद्याने आसिया वृन्दावनविहार करे भक्तगण लञा

bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge-prabhu udyāne āsiyā vṛndāvana-vihāra kare bhakta-gaṇa lañā

Synonyms

bhakta-gaṇa-saṅgewith the devotees; prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; udyānein the garden; āsiyācoming; vṛndāvana-vihārathe pastimes of Vṛndāvana; kareperforms; bhakta-gaṇa lañāwith all the devotees..

Translation

Accompanied by His devotees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went into the garden and enjoyed the pastimes of Vṛndāvana.

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura has pointed out that this vṛndāvana-vihāra—the pastimes of Vṛndāvana—does not refer to Kṛṣṇa's mixing with the gopīs or the transcendental mellow of parakīya-rasa. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's vṛndāvana-līlā in the garden of Jagannātha Purī did not involve association with women or with other people's wives in the fashion transcendentally demonstrated by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. In His vṛndāvana-līlā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conceived of Himself as the assistant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī enjoyed the company of Kṛṣṇa, Her maidservants were very pleased. One should not compare Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's vṛndāvana-vihāra in the garden of Jagannātha with the activities of the gaurāṅga-nāgarīs.

Verse 96 of 255
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