Antya-līlāChapter 20: The Śikshāshtaka Prayers

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 20.1

premodbhāvita-harshershyod-

vega-dainyārti-miśritam

lapitam gauracandrasya

bhāgyavadbhir nishevyate

SYNONYMS

prema-udbhāvita — produced from ecstatic love and emotion; harsha — jubilation; īrshyā — envy; udvega — agitation; dainya — submissiveness; ārti — grief; miśritam — mixed with; lapitam — talks like those of a crazy man; gaura-candrasya — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhāgyavadbhih — by the most fortunate; nishevyate — is enjoyable.

TRANSLATION

Only the most fortunate will relish the mad words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, which were mixed with jubilation, envy, agitation, submissiveness and grief, all produced by ecstatic loving emotions.

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