Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 19.35

kva nanda-kula-candramāḥ kva śikhi-candrakālańkṛtiḥ

kva mandra-muralī-ravaḥ kva nu surendra-nīla-dyutiḥ

kva rāsa-rasa-tāṇḍavī kva sakhi jīva-rakṣauṣadhir

nidhir mama suhṛt-tamaḥ kva bata hanta hā dhig vidhim

SYNONYMS

kva — where; nanda-kula-candramāḥ — Kṛṣṇa, who has arisen like the moon in the ocean of the dynasty of Nanda Mahārāja; kva — where; śikhi-candraka-alańkṛtiḥ — Kṛṣṇa, whose head is decorated with a peacock feather; kva — where; mandra-muralī-ravaḥ — Kṛṣṇa, whose flute produces a deep sound; kva — where; nu — certainly; surendra-nīla-dyutiḥ — Kṛṣṇa, whose bodily luster is like the jewel called indranīla; kva — where; rāsa-rasa-tāṇḍavī — Kṛṣṇa, who is expert in dancing in the rāsa dance; kva — where; sakhi — O My dear friend; jīva-rakṣā-auṣadhiḥ — Kṛṣṇa, who is the medicine that can save one's life; nidhiḥ — treasure; mama — My; suhṛt-tamaḥ — best of friends; kva — where; bata — I am so sorry; hanta — alas; hā — oh; dhik vidhim — condemnation to Vidhi, the maker of my destiny.

TRANSLATION

"'My dear friend, where is Kṛṣṇa, who is like the moon rising from the ocean of Mahārāja Nanda's dynasty? Where is Kṛṣṇa, His head decorated with a peacock feather? Where is He? Where is Kṛṣṇa, whose flute produces such a deep sound? Oh, where is Kṛṣṇa, whose bodily luster is like the luster of the blue indranīla jewel? Where is Kṛṣṇa, who is so expert in rāsa dancing? Oh, where is He, who can save My life? Kindly tell Me where to find Kṛṣṇa, the treasure of My life and best of My friends. Feeling separation from Him, I hereby condemn Providence, the shaper of My destiny.'

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Lalita-mādhava (3.25) of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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