Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 1.167

kula-vara-tanu-dharma-grāva-vṛndāni bhindan

su-mukhi niśita-dīrghāpāńga-ṭańka-cchaṭābhiḥ

yugapad ayam apūrvaḥ kaḥ puro viśvakarmā

marakata-maṇi-lakṣair goṣṭha-kakṣāḿ cinoti

SYNONYMS

kula-vara-tanu — of the family women; dharma — in the form of dedication to the husband, etc.; grāva-vṛndāni — the stones; bhindan — splitting; su-mukhi — O beautiful-faced one; niśita — sharp; dīrgha-apāńga — in the form of long outer corners of the eyes; ṭańka-chaṭābhiḥ — by chisels; yugapat — simultaneously; ayam — this; apūrvaḥ — unprecedented; kaḥ — who; puraḥ — in front; viśvakarmā — creative person; marakata-maṇi-lakṣaiḥ — with countless emeralds; goṣṭha-kakṣām — a private room for meeting; cinoti — He is constructing.

TRANSLATION

"'O beautiful-faced one, who is this creative person standing before us? With the sharp chisels of His loving glances, He is splitting the hard stones of many women's devotion to their husbands. And with the luster of His body, surpassing the brilliance of countless emeralds, He is simultaneously constructing private meeting places for His pastimes.'

PURPORT

This verse (Lalita-mādhava 1.52) is spoken by Rādhārāṇī to Lalitādevī.

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