Madhya-līlā | Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 21.125
kāma-gāyatrī-mantra-rūpa, haya kṛṣṇera svarūpa,
sārdha-cabbiśa akṣara tāra haya
se akṣara 'candra' haya, kṛṣṇe kari' udaya,
trijagat kailā kāmamaya
SYNONYMS
kāma-gāyatrī-mantra-rūpa — the hymn known as Kāma-gāyatrī; haya — is; kṛṣṇera svarūpa — identical with Kṛṣṇa; sārdha-cabbiśa — twenty-four and a half; akṣara — syllables; tāra — of that; haya — are; se akṣara — these syllables; candra haya — are like the moon; kṛṣṇe — Lord Kṛṣṇa; kari' udaya — awakening; tri-jagat — the three worlds; kailā — made; kāma-maya — full of desire.
TRANSLATION
"Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is identical with the Vedic hymn known as the Kāma-gāyatrī, which is composed of twenty-four and a half syllables. Those syllables are compared to moons that arise in Kṛṣṇa. Thus all three worlds are filled with desire.
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