Ādi-līlāChapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 17.302

tihań śyāma, — vaḿśī-mukha, gopa-vilāsī

ihań gaura — kabhu dvija, kabhu ta' sannyāsī

SYNONYMS

tihań — in kṛṣṇa-līlā; śyāma — blackish color; vaḿśī-mukha — a flute in the mouth; gopa-vilāsī — an enjoyer as a cowherd boy; ihań — now; gaura — fair complexion; kabhu — sometimes; dvija — brāhmaṇa; kabhu — sometimes; ta' — certainly; sannyāsī — in the renounced order of life.

TRANSLATION

In kṛṣṇa-līlā the Lord's complexion is blackish. Holding a flute to His mouth, He enjoys as a cowherd boy. Now the selfsame person has appeared with a fair complexion, sometimes acting as a brāhmaṇa and sometimes accepting the renounced order of life.

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