Madhya-līlā

Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 177 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.177

স্বযংরূপের গোপবেশ, গোপঅভিমান বাসুদেবের ক্ষত্রিযবেশ, ঽআমি—ক্ষত্রিযঽজ্ঞান

स्वयंरूपेर गोपवेश, गोपअभिमान वासुदेवेर क्षत्रियवेश, ऽआमि—क्षत्रियऽज्ञान

svayaṁ-rūpera gopa-veśa, gopa-abhimāna vāsudevera kṣatriya-veśa, 'āmi—kṣatriya'-jñāna

Synonyms

svayam-rūperaof the original form; gopa-veśathe dress of a cowherd boy; gopa-abhimānathinking Himself a cowherd boy; vāsudeveraof Vāsudeva, the son of Vasudeva and Devakī; kṣatriya-veśathe dress is like that of a kṣatriya; āmiI; kṣatriyaa kṣatriya; jñānaknowledge..

Translation

"In His original form, the Lord dresses like a cowherd boy and thinks Himself one of them. When He appears as Vāsudeva, the son of Vasudeva and Devakī, His dress and consciousness are those of a kṣatriya, a warrior.

Verse 177 of 399
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