| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.182
aparikalita-pūrvah kaś camatkāra-kārī
sphuratu mama garīyān esha mādhurya-pūrah
ayam aham api hanta prekshya yam lubdha-cetāh
sarabhasam upabhoktum kāmaye rādhikeva
SYNONYMS
aparikalita — not experienced; pūrvah — previously; kah — who; camatkāra-kārī — causing wonder; sphuratu — manifests; mama — My; garīyān — more great; eshah — this; mādhurya-pūrah — abundance of sweetness; ayam — this; aham — I; api — even; hanta — alas; prekshya — seeing; yam — which; lubdha-cetāh — My mind being bewildered; sarabhasam — impetuously; upabhoktum — to enjoy; kāmaye — desire; rādhikā iva — like Śrīmatī Rādhārānī.
TRANSLATION
"'Who manifests an abundance of sweetness greater than Mine, which has never been experienced before and which causes wonder to all? Alas, I Myself, My mind bewildered upon seeing this beauty, impetuously desire to enjoy it like Śrīmatī Rādhārānī.'
PURPORT
This verse spoken by Vāsudeva in Dvārakā is also recorded by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his Lalita-mādhava (8.34).
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