Madhya-līlāChapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 1.84

yā te līlā-rasa-parimalodgāri-vanyāparītā

dhanyā kṣauṇī vilasati vṛtā māthurī mādhurībhiḥ

tatrāsmābhiś caṭula-paśupī-bhāva-mugdhāntarābhiḥ

saḿvītas tvaḿ kalaya vadanollāsi-veṇur vihāram

SYNONYMS

— that; te — Your; līlā-rasa — of the mellows tasted in the pastimes; parimala — the fragrance; udgāri — spreading; vanya-āparītā — filled with forests; dhanyā — glorious; kṣauṇī — the land; vilasati — enjoys; vṛtā — surrounded; māthurī — the Mathurā district; mādhurībhiḥ — by the beauties; tatra — there; asmābhiḥ — by us; caṭula — flickering; paśupī-bhāva — with ecstatic enjoyment as gopīs; mugdha-antarābhiḥ — by those whose hearts are enchanted; saḿvītaḥ — surrounded; tvam — You; kalaya — kindly perform; vadana — on the mouth; ullāsi — playing; veṇuḥ — with the flute; vihāram — playful pastimes.

TRANSLATION

The gopīs continued, "Dear Kṛṣṇa, the fragrance of the mellows of Your pastimes is spread throughout the forests of the glorious land of Vṛndāvana, which is surrounded by the sweetness of the district of Mathurā. In the congenial atmosphere of that wonderful land, You may enjoy Your pastimes, with Your flute dancing on Your lips, and surrounded by us, the gopīs, whose hearts are always enchanted by unpredictable ecstatic emotions."

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Lalita-mādhava (10.38), by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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