Madhya-lilaChapter 19: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.230

itidrik-sva-lilabhir ananda-kunde

sva-ghosham nimajjantam akhyapayantam

tadiyesita-jneshu bhaktair jitatvam

punah prematas tam satavritti vande

SYNONYMS

iti -- thus; idrik-sva-lilabhih -- by this Damodara in His transcendental pastimes; ananda-kunde -- in the ocean of transcendental bliss; sva-ghosham -- His personal associates; nimajjantam -- plunging; akhyapayantam -- declaring; tadiya -- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; isita-jneshu -- among learned scholars expert in the knowledge of the opulences; bhaktaih -- by the devotees; jitatvam -- the subjugation; punah -- again; prematah -- with love; tam -- unto Him; sata-avritti -- hundreds of times; vande -- I 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 gopis 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 Damodarashtaka, in the Padma Purana.

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