Ādi-līlāChapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.224

viśveṣām anurañjanena janayann ānandam indīvara-

śreṇī-śyāmala-komalair upanayann ańgair anańgotsavam

svacchandaḿ vraja-sundarībhir abhitaḥ praty-ańgam ālińgitaḥ

śṛńgāraḥ sakhi mūrtimān iva madhau mugdho hariḥ krīḍati

SYNONYMS

viśveṣām — of all the gopīs; anurañjanena — by the act of pleasing; janayan — producing; ānandam — the bliss; indīvara-śreṇī — like a row of blue lotuses; śyāmala — bluish black; komalaiḥ — and soft; upanayan — bringing; ańgaiḥ — with His limbs; anańga-utsavama festival for Cupid; svacchandam — without restriction; vraja-sundarībhiḥ — by the young women of Vraja; abhitaḥ — on both sides; prati-ańgam — each limb; ālińgitaḥ — embraced; śṛńgāraḥ — amorous love; sakhiO friend; mūrtimān — embodied; iva — like; madhauin the springtime; mugdhaḥ — perplexed; hariḥ — Lord Hari; krīḍati — plays.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friends, just see how Śrī Kṛṣṇa is enjoying the season of spring! With the gopīs embracing each of His limbs, He is like amorous love personified. With His transcendental pastimes, He enlivens all the gopīs and the entire creation. With His soft bluish-black arms and legs, which resemble blue lotus flowers, He has created a festival for Cupid."

PURPORT

This is also a verse from the Gīta-govinda (1.11).

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