Madhya-līlāChapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 2.36

yadā yāto daivān madhu-ripur asau locana-pathaḿ

tadāsmākaḿ ceto madana-hatakenāhṛtam abhūt

punar yasminn eṣa kṣaṇam api dṛśor eti padavīḿ

vidhāsyāmas tasminn akhila-ghaṭikā ratna-khacitāḥ

SYNONYMS

yadā — when; yātaḥ — entered upon; daivāt — by chance; madhu-ripuḥ — the enemy of the demon Madhu; asauHe; locana-patham — the path of the eyes; tadā — at that time; asmākam — our; cetaḥ — consciousness; madana-hatakena — by wretched Cupid; āhṛtam — stolen; abhūt — has become; punaḥ — again; yasmin — when; eṣaḥKṛṣṇa; kṣaṇam api — even for a moment; dṛśoḥ — of the two eyes; eti — goes to; padavīm — the path; vidhāsyāmaḥ — we shall make; tasmin — at that time; akhila — all; ghaṭikāḥ — indications of time; ratna-khacitāḥ — bedecked with jewels

TRANSLATION

"'If by chance the transcendental form of Kṛṣṇa comes before My path of vision, My heart, injured from being beaten, will be stolen away by Cupid, happiness personified. Because I could not see the beautiful form of Kṛṣṇa to My heart's content, when I again see His form I shall decorate the phases of time with many jewels.'

PURPORT

This verse is spoken by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in the Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka (3.11) of Rāmānanda Rāya.

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