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Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Verse 114 of 358
Cc Madhya 9.114

কস্যানুভাবো ঽস্য ন দেব বিদ্মহে তবাংঘ্রিরেণুস্পরশাধিকারঃ যদ্বাংছযা শ্রীর্ললনাচরত্তপো বিহায কামান্সুচিরং ধৃতব্রতা

कस्यानुभावो ऽस्य न देव विद्महे तवांघ्रिरेणुस्परशाधिकारः यद्वांछया श्रीर्ललनाचरत्तपो विहाय कामान्सुचिरं धृतव्रता

kasyānubhāvo 'sya na deva vidmahe tavāṅghri-reṇu-sparaśādhikāraḥ yad-vāñchayā śrīr lalanācarat tapo vihāya kāmān suciraṁ dhṛta-vratā

Synonyms

kasya—of what; anubhāvaḥ—a result; asya—of the serpent (Kāliya); na—not; deva—O Lord; vidmahe—we know; tava aṅghri—of Your lotus feet; reṇu—of the dust; sparaśa—for touching; adhikāraḥ—qualification; yat—which; vāñchayā—by desiring; śrīḥ—the goddess of fortune; lalanā—the topmost woman; acarat—performed; tapaḥ—austerity; vihāya—giving up; kāmān—all desires; su-ciram—for a long time; dhṛta—a law upheld; vratā—as a vow..

Translation

Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, " 'O Lord, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your lotus feet. Even the goddess of fortune, for this end, performed austerities for centuries, giving up all other desires and taking austere vows. Indeed, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya got such an opportunity.' "

Purport

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.16.36) spoken by the wives of the Kāliya serpent.

Verse 114 of 358