Antya-līlāChapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 18.99

atiśayokti, virodhābhāsa, dui alańkāra prakāśa,

kari' kṛṣṇa prakaṭa dekhāila

yāhā kari' āsvādana, ānandita mora mana,

netra-karṇa-yugma juḍāila

SYNONYMS

atiśaya-ukti — exaggerated language; virodha-ābhāsa — incongruent analogy; dui alańkāra — two metaphors; prakāśa — manifestations; kari' — making; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; prakaṭa — exhibited; dekhāila — showed; yāhā — which; kari' āsvādana — tasting; ānandita — pleased; mora mana — My mind; netra-karṇa — of eyes and ears; yugma — the couples; juḍāila — became satisfied.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, "In His pastimes, Kṛṣṇa displayed the two ornaments of hyperbole and reverse analogy. Tasting them brought gladness to My mind and fully satisfied My ears and eyes.

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