Madhya-līlā

Chapter 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya

Verse 162 of 214
Cc Madhya 3.162

কীর্তন করিতে প্রভুর সর্বভাবোদয স্তম্ভ, কম্প, পুলকাশ্রু, গদ্গদ, প্রলয

कीर्तन करिते प्रभुर सर्वभावोदय स्तम्भ, कम्प, पुलकाश्रु, गद्गद, प्रलय

kīrtana karite prabhura sarva-bhāvodaya stambha, kampa, pulakāśru, gadgada, pralaya

Synonyms

kīrtana karitewhile performing chanting; prabhuraof the Lord; sarvaall; bhāva-udayamanifestations of ecstatic symptoms; stambhabeing stunned; kampatrembling; pulakastanding of the hair; aśrutears; gadgadafaltering of the voice; pralayadevastation..

Translation

When the Lord performed kīrtana, He manifested all kinds of transcendental symptoms. He appeared stunned and trembling, His hair stood on end, and His voice faltered. There were tears and devastation.

Purport

Devastation is described in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu as a combination of happiness and distress that becomes conspicuous by an absence of any sense of them. In this condition, a devotee falls to the ground, and the subsequent symptoms in the body ensue. These symptoms are mentioned above, and when they become prominent in the body, a state called pralaya (devastation) is manifest.

Verse 162 of 214
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