Ādi-līlāChapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 5.214

tāsām āvirabhūc chauriḥ

smayamāna-mukhāmbujaḥ

pītāmbara-dharaḥ sragvī

sākṣān manmatha-manmathaḥ

SYNONYMS

tāsām — among them; āvirabhūt — appeared; śauriḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; smayamāna — smiling; mukha-ambujaḥ — lotus face; pīta-ambara-dharaḥ — dressed with yellow garments; sragvī — decorated with a flower garland; sākṣāt — directly; manmatha — of Cupid; manmathaḥ — Cupid.

TRANSLATION

"Wearing yellow garments and decorated with a flower garland, Lord Kṛṣṇa, appearing among the gopīs with His smiling lotus face, looked directly like the charmer of the heart of Cupid."

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.32.2).

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