Madhya-līlāChapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 21.101

kṛṣṇera yateka khelā, sarvottama nara-līlā,

nara-vapu tāhāra svarūpa

gopa-veśa, veṇu-kara, nava-kiśora, naṭa-vara,

nara-līlāra haya anurūpa

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; yateka — all; khelā — pastimes; sarva-uttama — the most attractive of all; nara-līlā — the pastimes as a human being; nara-vapua body just like that of a human being; tāhāra — of that; svarūpa — the real form; gopa-veśa — the dress of a cowherd boy; veṇu-kara — with a flute in the hands; nava-kiśora — newly youthful; naṭa-varaan expert dancer; nara-līlāra — for exhibiting the pastimes as a human being; haya — is; anurūpa — suitable.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Kṛṣṇa has many pastimes, of which His pastimes as a human being are the best. His form as a human being is the supreme transcendental form. In this form He is a cowherd boy. He carries a flute in His hand, and His youth is new. He is also an expert dancer. All this is just suitable for His pastimes as a human being.

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