Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 223 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.223

কান্ধে চডে, কান্ধে চডায, করে ক্রীডারণ কৃষ্ণে সেবে, কৃষ্ণে করায আপনসেবন!

कान्धे चडे, कान्धे चडाय, करे क्रीडारण कृष्णे सेवे, कृष्णे कराय आपनसेवन!

kāndhe caḍe, kāndhe caḍāya, kare krīḍā-raṇa kṛṣṇe seve, kṛṣṇe karāya āpana-sevana!

Synonyms

kāndheon the shoulders; caḍegets up; kāndhe caḍāyasometimes takes on his own shoulders; kareperforms; krīḍā-raṇamock fighting; kṛṣṇe seveserves Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇefrom Kṛṣṇa; karāyacauses; āpana-sevanahis own service..

Translation

"On the sakhya-rasa platform, the devotee sometimes offers the Lord service and sometimes makes Kṛṣṇa serve him in exchange. In their mock fighting, the cowherd boys would sometimes climb on Kṛṣṇa's shoulders, and sometimes they would make Kṛṣṇa climb on their shoulders.

Verse 223 of 253