Madhya-līlāChapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal — Love of Godhead

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 23.31

tvac-chaiśavaḿ tri-bhuvanādbhutam ity avehi

mac-cāpalaḿ ca tava vā mama vādhigamyam

tat kiḿ karomi viralaḿ muralī-vilāsi

mugdhaḿ mukhāmbujam udīkṣitum īkṣaṇābhyām

SYNONYMS

tvat — Your; śaiśavam — early age; tri-bhuvana — within the three worlds; adbhutam — wonderful; iti — thus; avehi — know; mat-cāpalam — My unsteadiness; ca — and; tava — of You; — or; mama — of Me; — or; adhigamyamto by understood; tat — that; kim — what; karomiI do; viralamin solitude; muralī-vilāsiO player of the flute; mugdham — attractive; mukha-ambujam — lotuslike face; udīkṣitumto see sufficiently; īkṣaṇābhyām — by the eyes.

TRANSLATION

"'O Kṛṣṇa, O flute-player, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds. You know My unsteadiness, and I know Yours. No one else knows about this. I want to see Your beautiful, attractive face somewhere in a solitary place, but how can this be accomplished?'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta (32).

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