Ādi-līlāChapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.259

nirdhūtāmṛta-mādhurī-parimalaḥ kalyāṇi bimbādharo

vaktraḿ pańkaja-saurabhaḿ kuharita-ślāghā-bhidas te giraḥ

ańgaḿ candana-śītalaḿ tanur iyaḿ saundarya-sarvasva-bhāk

tvām āsādya mamedam indriya-kulaḿ rādhe muhur modate

SYNONYMS

nirdhūta — defeats; amṛta — of nectar; mādhurī — the sweetness; parimalaḥ — whose flavor; kalyāṇiO most auspicious one; bīmba-adharaḥ — red lips; vaktram — face; pańkaja-saurabham — which smells like a lotus flower; kuharita — of the sweet sounds made by the cuckoos; ślāghā — the pride; bhidaḥ — which defeat; te — Your; giraḥ — words; ańgam — limbs; candana-śītalamas cool as sandalwood pulp; tanuḥ — body; iyam — this; saundarya — of beauty; sarva-sva-bhāk — which displays the all-in-all; tvām — You; āsādya — tasting; mama — My; idam — this; indriya-kulam — all the senses; rādheO Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; muhuḥ — again and again; modate — become pleased.

TRANSLATION

"'My dear auspicious Rādhārāṇī, Your body is the source of all beauty. Your red lips are softer than the sense of immortal sweetness, Your face bears the aroma of a lotus flower, Your sweet words defeat the vibrations of the cuckoo, and Your limbs are cooler than the pulp of sandalwood. All My transcendental senses are overwhelmed in ecstatic pleasure by tasting You, who are completely decorated by beautiful qualities.'

PURPORT

This verse, spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa to Rādhā, is recorded in the Lalita-mādhava (9.9) of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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