Madhya-līlāChapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 2.46

dūre śuddha-prema-gandha, kapaṭa premera bandha,

seha mora nāhi kṛṣṇa-pāya

tabe ye kari krandana, sva-saubhāgya prakhyāpana,

kari, ihā jāniha niścaya

SYNONYMS

dūre — far away; śuddha-prema-gandhaa scent of pure devotional love; kapaṭa — false; premera — of love of Godhead; bandha — binding; seha — that; mora — My; nāhi — there is not; kṛṣṇa-pāya — at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa; tabe — but; ye — that; kariI do; krandana — crying; sva-saubhāgya — My own fortune; prakhyāpana — demonstration; kariI do; ihā — this; jāniha — know; niścaya — certainly.

TRANSLATION

"Actually, My love for Kṛṣṇa is far, far away. Whatever I do is actually an exhibition of pseudo love of Godhead. When you see Me cry, I am simply falsely demonstrating My great fortune. Please try to understand this beyond a doubt.

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