Madhya-līlāChapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 19.230

itīdṛk-sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe

sva-ghoṣaḿ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam

tadīyeśita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaḿ

punaḥ prematas taḿ śatāvṛtti vande

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; īdṛk-sva-līlābhiḥ — by this Dāmodara in His transcendental pastimes; ānanda-kuṇḍein the ocean of transcendental bliss; sva-ghoṣam — His personal associates; nimajjantam — plunging; ākhyāpayantam — declaring; tadīya — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; īśita-jñeṣu — among learned scholars expert in the knowledge of the opulences; bhaktaiḥ — by the devotees; jitatvam — the subjugation; punaḥ — again; premataḥ — with love; tam — unto Him; śata-āvṛtti — hundreds of times; vandeI offer my respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

"'Again let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. O my Lord, I offer my obeisances hundreds and thousands of times with all affection because by Your personal pastimes You plunge the gopīs into an ocean of nectar. Appreciating Your opulence, devotees generally declare that You are always subjugated by their feelings.'

PURPORT

This verse is from the Dāmodarāṣṭaka, in the Padma Purāṇa.

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