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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 2.50

ei mata dine dine, svarūpa-rāmānanda-sane,

nija-bhāva karena vidita

bāhye viṣa-jvālā haya, bhitare ānanda-maya,

kṛṣṇa-premāra adbhuta carita

SYNONYMS

ei matain this way; dine dine — day after day; svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara; rāmānandaRāmānanda Rāya; sane — with; nija — own; bhāva — ecstasy; karena — makes; vidita — known; bāhye — externally; viṣa-jvālā haya — there is suffering from poisonous effects; bhitare — within; ānanda-maya — transcendental ecstasy; kṛṣṇa-premāra — of love of Kṛṣṇa; adbhuta — wonderful; carita — characteristic.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Lord Caitanya used to revel in ecstasy day after day and exhibit these ecstasies before Svarūpa and Rāmānanda Rāya. Externally there appeared severe tribulation, as if He were suffering from poisonous effects, but internally He was experiencing bliss. This is characteristic of transcendental love of Kṛṣṇa.

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