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Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 269 of 309
Cc Madhya 8.269

তোমার সম্মুখে দেখি কাংচনপংচালিকা তাঙ্র গৌরকান্ত্যে তোমার সর্ব অংগ ঢাকা

तोमार सम्मुखे देखि कांचनपंचालिका ताङ्र गौरकान्त्ये तोमार सर्व अंग ढाका

tomāra sammukhe dekhi kāñcana-pañcālikā tāṅra gaura-kāntye tomāra sarva aṅga ḍhākā

Synonyms

tomāra—of You; sammukhe—in front; dekhi—I see; kāñcana-pañcālikā—a doll made of gold; tāṅra—of it; gaura-kāntye—by a white complexion; tomāra—Your; sarva—all; aṅga—body; ḍhākā—covering..

Translation

"I now see You appearing like a golden doll, and Your entire body appears covered by a golden luster.

Purport

Śyāmasundara is blackish, but here Rāmānanda Rāya says that he saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appear golden. The lustrous body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was covered by the bodily complexion of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Verse 269 of 309