Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 1.171

pramada-rasa-tarańga-smera-gaṇḍa-sthalāyāḥ

smara-dhanur anubandhi-bhrū-latā-lāsya-bhājaḥ

mada-kala-cala-bhṛńgī-bhrānti-bhańgīḿ dadhāno

hṛdayam idam adāńkṣīt pakṣmalākṣyāḥ kaṭākṣaḥ

SYNONYMS

pramada — of joy; rasa-tarańga — by the continuous waves of the mellow; smera — mildly smiling; gaṇḍa-sthalāyāḥ — whose cheeks; smara-dhanuḥ — the bow of Cupid; anubandhi — related with; bhrū-latā — of the arched eyebrows; lāsya — dancing; bhājaḥ — of one who has; mada-kala — intoxicated; cala — unsteady; bhṛńgī-bhrānti — the moving to and fro of bees; bhańgīm — the semblance of; dadhānaḥ — giving; hṛdayam idam — this heart; adāńkṣīt — has bitten; pakṣmala — possessing exquisite eyelashes; akṣyāḥ — of whose two eyes; kaṭa-akṣaḥ — the glance.

TRANSLATION

"'When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī smiles, waves of joy flow over Her cheeks, and Her arched eyebrows dance like the bow of Cupid. Her glance is so enchanting that it is like a dancing bumblebee moving unsteadily due to intoxication. That bee has bitten the whorl of My heart.'"

PURPORT

This verse from the Vidagdha-mādhava (2.51) is also spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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