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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.196
upetya pathi sundarī-tatibhir ābhir abhyarcitam
smitāńkura-karambitair natad-apāńga-bhańgī-śataih
stana-stavaka-sańcaran-nayana-cańcarīkāńcalam
vraje vijayinam bhaje vipina-deśatah keśavam
SYNONYMS
upetya — having mounted their palaces; pathi — on the path; sundarī-tatibhih ābhih — by the women of Vraja; abhyarcitam — who is worshiped; smita-ańkura-karambitaih — intermingled with the sprouts of gentle smiles; natat — dancing; apāńga — of glances; bhańgī-śataih — with a hundred manners; stana-stavaka — the multitude of breasts; sańcarat — wandering about; nayana — of the two eyes; cańcarīka — like bees; ańcalam — Him whose corners; vraje — in Vraja; vijayinam — coming; bhaje — I worship; vipina-deśatah — from the forest; keśavam — Lord Keśava.
TRANSLATION
"I worship Lord Keśava. Coming back from the forest of Vraja, He is worshiped by the gopīs, who mount the roofs of their palaces and meet Him on the path with a hundred manners of dancing glances and gentle smiles. The corners of His eyes wander, like large black bees, around the gopīs' breasts."
PURPORT
This statement appears in the Keśavāshtaka (8) of the Stava-mālā, compiled by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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