Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 230 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.230

ইতীদৃক্স্বলীলাভিরানন্দকুণ্ডে স্বঘোষং নিমজ্জন্তমাখ্যাপযন্তম্ তদীযেশিতজ্ঞেষু ভক্তৈর্জিতত্বং পুনঃ প্রেমতাস্তং শতাবৃত্তি বন্দে

इतीदृक्स्वलीलाभिरानन्दकुण्डे स्वघोषं निमज्जन्तमाख्यापयन्तम् तदीयेशितज्ञेषु भक्तैर्जितत्वं पुनः प्रेमतास्तं शतावृत्ति वन्दे

itīdṛk-svalīlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe svaghoṣaṁ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam tadīyeśita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaṁ punaḥ prematās taṁ śatāvṛtti vande

Synonyms

itithus; īdṛk-sva-līlābhiḥby this Dāmodara in His transcendental pastimes; ānanda-kuṇḍein the ocean of transcendental bliss; sva-ghoṣamHis personal associates; nimajjantamplunging; ākhyāpayantamdeclaring; tadīyaof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; īśita-jñeṣuamong learned scholars expert in the knowledge of the opulences; bhaktaiḥby the devotees; jitatvamthe subjugation; punaḥagain; prematāḥwith love; tamunto Him; śata-āvṛttihundreds of times; vandeI offer my respectful obeisances..

Translation

" 'Again let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. O my Lord, I offer my obeisances hundreds and thousands of times with all affection because by Your personal pastimes You plunge the gopīs into an ocean of nectar. Appreciating Your opulence, devotees generally declare that You are always subjugated by their feelings.'

Purport

This verse is from the Dāmodarāṣṭaka in the Padma Purāṇa. Attachment for Kṛṣṇa in śānta-rasa, rendering service to the Lord in dāsya-rasa, rendering relaxed service in fraternity, and serving in parental love with feelings of maintenance all combine on the platform of conjugal love when the devotee wants to serve the Lord by offering Him his personal body. Thus the qualities of the other rasas combine to form the nectar of conjugal love. On this platform, all the different feelings of a devotee are amalgamated.

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