Antya-līlāChapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 18.90

yata gopa-sundarī, kṛṣṇa tata rūpa dhari',

sabāra vastra karilā haraṇe

yamunā-jala nirmala, ańga kare jhalamala,

sukhe kṛṣṇa kare daraśane

SYNONYMS

yataas many; gopa-sundarī — beautiful gopīs; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; tata — that many; rūpa — forms; dhari' — accepting; sabāra — of all; vastra — covering cloths; karilā haraṇe — took away; yamunā-jala — the water of the Yamunā; nirmala — very clear; ańga — bodies; kare jhalamala — glitter; sukhe — happily; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; kare daraśane — sees.

TRANSLATION

"Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into as many forms as there were gopīs and then took away all the garments that covered them. The water of the river Yamunā was crystal clear, and Kṛṣṇa saw the glittering bodies of the gopīs in great happiness.

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