Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 19.95

hema-kīlita candana, tāhā kari' gharṣaṇa,

tāhe aguru, kuńkuma, kastūrī

karpūra-sane carcā ańge, pūrva ańgera gandha sańge,

mili' tāre yena kaila curi

SYNONYMS

hema — with gold; kīlita — bedecked; candana — white sandalwood; tāhā — that; kari' — doing; gharṣaṇa — rubbing; tāhe — in that; aguru — the aguru fragrance; kuńkuma — kuńkuma; kastūrī — and musk; karpūra — camphor; sane — with; carcā — smearing; ańge — on the body; pūrva — previous; ańgera — of the body; gandha — scent; sańge — with; mili' — combining; tāre — that; yena — as if; kaila — did; curi — stealing or covering.

TRANSLATION

"When sandalwood pulp is mixed with aguru, kuńkuma, musk and camphor and spread on Kṛṣṇa's body, it combines with Kṛṣṇa's own original bodily perfume and seems to cover it.

PURPORT

In another version, the last line of this verse reads kāmadevera mana kaila curi. This means "the scent of all these substances mixes with the previous scent of Kṛṣṇa's body and steals away the mind of Cupid."

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