Madhya2.1

TEXT 1

vicchede ’smin prabhor antya-

lila-sutranuvarnane

gaurasya krsna-viccheda-

pralapady anuvarnyate

SYNONYMS

vicchede—in the chapter; asmin—this; prabhoh—of the Lord; antya-lila—of the last division of His pastimes; sutra—of a synopsis; anuvarnane—in the matter of description; gaurasya—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-viccheda—of separation from Krsna; pralapa—craziness; adi—other subject matters; anuvarnyate—is being described.

TRANSLATION

While relating in synopsis form the last division of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in this chapter I shall describe the Lord’s transcendental ecstasy, which appears like madness due to His separation from Krsna.

PURPORT

In this Second Chapter, the activities of Lord Caitanya that took place after the Lord accepted sannyasa are generally described. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is specifically mentioned here as being gaura, or of fair complexion. Krsna is generally known to be blackish, but when He is absorbed in the thought of the gopis, who are all of fair complexion, Krsna Himself also becomes fair. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in particular felt separation from Krsna very deeply, exactly like a lover who is dejected in separation from the beloved. Such feelings, which were expressed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for nearly twelve years at the end of His pastimes, are described in brief in this Second Chapter of the Madhya-lila.

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jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya sri-caitanya—all glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya nityananda—all glories to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaitacandra—all glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda—all glories to the devotees of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda! All glories to Advaitacandra! All glories to all the devotees of the Lord!

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sesa ye rahila prabhura dvadasa vatsara

krsnera viyoga-sphurti haya nirantara

SYNONYMS

sesa—at the end; ye—those; rahila—remained; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dvadasa vatsara—twelve years; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; viyoga—of separation; sphurti—manifestation; haya—is; nirantara—always.

TRANSLATION

During His last twelve years, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always manifested all the symptoms of ecstasy in separation from Krsna.

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sri-radhikara cesta yena uddhava-darsane

ei-mata dasa prabhura haya ratri-dine

SYNONYMS

sri-radhikara—of Srimati Radharani; cesta—the activities; yena—just like; uddhava-darsane—in seeing Uddhava at Vrndavana; ei-mata—in this way; dasa—the condition; prabhura—of the Lord; haya—is; ratri-dine—day and night.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s state of mind, day and night, was practically identical to Radharani’s state of mind when Uddhava came to Vrndavana to see the gopis.

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nirantara haya prabhura viraha-unmada

bhrama-maya cesta sada, pralapa-maya vada

SYNONYMS

nirantara—constantly; haya—is; prabhura—of the Lord; viraha—of separation; unmada—the madness; bhrama-maya—forgetful; cesta—activities; sada—always; pralapa-maya—full of delirium; vada—talking.

TRANSLATION

The Lord constantly exhibited a state of mind reflecting the madness of separation. All His activities were based on forgetfulness, and His talks were always based on madness.

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roma-kupe raktodgama, danta saba hale

ksane anga ksina haya, ksane anga phule

SYNONYMS

roma-kupe—the pores of the body; rakta-udgama—exuding blood; danta—teeth; saba—all; hale—loosen; ksane—in one moment; anga—the whole body; ksina—slender; haya—becomes; ksane—in another moment; anga—the body; phule—fattens.

TRANSLATION

Blood flowed from all the pores of His body, and all His teeth were loosened. At one moment His whole body became slender, and at another moment His whole body became fat.

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gambhira-bhitare ratre nahi nidra-lava

bhitte mukha-sira ghase, ksata haya saba

SYNONYMS

gambhira-bhitare—inside the inner room; ratre—at night; nahi—there is not; nidra-lava—a fraction of sleep; bhitte—on the wall; mukha—mouth; sira—head; ghase—grind; ksata—injuries; haya—there are; saba—all.

TRANSLATION

The small room beyond the corridor is called the Gambhira. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to stay in that room, but He did not sleep for a moment. All night He used to grind His mouth and head on the wall, and His face sustained injuries all over.

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tina dvare kapata, prabhu yayena bahire

kabhu simha-dvare pade, kabhu sindhu-nire

SYNONYMS

tina dvare—the three doors; kapata—completely closed; prabhu—the Lord; yayena—goes; bahire—outside; kabhu—sometimes; simha-dvare—at the gate of the temple of Jagannatha, known as Simha-dvara; pade—falls flat; kabhu—sometimes; sindhu-nire—in the water of the sea.

TRANSLATION

Although the three doors of the house were always closed, the Lord would nonetheless go out and sometimes would be found at the Jagannatha Temple, before the gate known as Simha-dvara. And sometimes the Lord would fall flat into the sea.

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cataka parvata dekhi’ ’govardhana’ bhrame

dhana cale arta-nada kariya krandane

SYNONYMS

cataka parvata—the sand hills; dekhi’-seeing; govardhana—Govardhana Hill in Vrndavana; bhrame—mistakes; dhana—running; cale—goes; arta-nada—wail; kariya—making; krandane—cries.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would also run very fast across the sand hills, mistaking them for Govardhana. As He ran, He would wail and cry loudly.

PURPORT

Because of the winds of the sea, sometimes the sand would form dunes. Such sand dunes are called cataka parvata. Instead of seeing these sand dunes simply as hills of sand, the Lord would take them to be Govardhana Hill. Sometimes He would run toward these dunes at high speed, crying very loudly, expressing the state of mind exhibited by Radharani. Thus Caitanya Mahaprabhu was absorbed in thoughts of Krsna and His pastimes. His state of mind brought Him the atmosphere of Vrndavana and Govardhana Hill, and thus He enjoyed the transcendental bliss of separation and meeting.

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upavanodyana dekhi’ vrndavana-jnana

tahan yai’ nace, gaya, ksane murccha ya’na

SYNONYMS

upavana-udyana—small parks; dekhi’-seeing; vrndavana-jnana—took them to be the forests of Vrndavana; tahan—there; yai’-going; nace—dances; gaya—sings; ksane—in a moment; murccha—unconsciousness; ya’na—goes.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes Caitanya Mahaprabhu mistook the small parks of the city for Vrndavana. Sometimes He would go there, dance and chant and sometimes fall unconscious in spiritual ecstasy.

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kahan nahi suni yei bhavera vikara

sei bhava haya prabhura sarire pracara

SYNONYMS

kahan—anywhere; nahi—not; suni—we hear; yei—that; bhavera—of ecstasy; vikara—transformation; sei—that; bhava—ecstasy; haya—is; prabhura—of the Lord; sarire—in the body; pracara—manifest.

TRANSLATION

The extraordinary transformations of the body due to transcendental feelings would never have been possible for anyone but the Lord, in whose body all transformations were manifest.

PURPORT

The ecstatic transformations of the body as described in such exalted scriptures as the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu are practically not seen in this material world. However, these symptoms were perfectly present in the body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. These symptoms are indicative of mahabhava, or the highest ecstasy. Sometimes sahajiyas artificially imitate these symptoms, but experienced devotees reject them immediately. The author admits herein that these symptoms are not to be found anywhere but in the body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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hasta-padera sandhi saba vitasti-pramane

sandhi chadi’ bhinna haye, carma rahe sthane

SYNONYMS

hasta-padera—of the hands and legs; sandhi—joints; saba—all; vitasti—about eight inches; pramane—in length; sandhi—joints; chadi’-dislocated; bhinna—separated; haye—become; carma—skin; rahe—remains; sthane—in the place.

TRANSLATION

The joints of His hands and legs would sometimes become separated by eight inches, and they remained connected only by the skin.

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hasta, pada, sira saba sarira-bhitare

pravista haya--kurma-rupa dekhiye prabhure

SYNONYMS

hasta—the hands; pada—the legs; sira—head; saba—all; sarira—the body; bhitare—within; pravista—entered; haya—is; kurma-rupa—like a tortoise; dekhiye—one sees; prabhure—the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s hands, legs and head would all enter within His body, just like the withdrawn limbs of a tortoise.

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ei mata adbhuta-bhava sarire prakasa

manete sunyata, vakye ha-ha-hutasa

SYNONYMS

ei mata—in this way; adbhuta—wonderful; bhava—ecstasy; sarire—in the body; prakasa—manifestation; manete—in the mind; sunyata—vacancy; vakye—in speaking; ha-ha—despondency; hutasa—disappointment.

TRANSLATION

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to manifest wonderful ecstatic symptoms. His mind appeared vacant, and there were only hopelessness and disappointment in His words.

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kahan mora prana-natha murali-vadana

kahan karon kahan pan vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS

kahan—where; mora—My; prana-natha—Lord of the life; murali-vadana—playing the flute; kahan—what; karon—shall I do; kahan—where; pan—I shall get; vrajendra-nandana—the son of Maharaja Nanda.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to express His mind in this way, "Where is the Lord of My life, who is playing His flute? What shall I do now? Where should I go to find the son of Maharaja Nanda?

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kahare kahiba, keba jane mora duhkha

vrajendra-nandana vinu phate mora buka

SYNONYMS

kahare—unto whom; kahiba—I shall speak; keba—who; jane—knows; mora—My; duhkha—disappointment; vrajendra-nandana—Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja; vinu—without; phate—breaks; mora—My; buka—heart.

TRANSLATION

“To whom should I speak? Who can understand My disappointment? Without the son of Nanda Maharaja, My heart is broken.”

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ei-mata vilapa kare vihvala antara

rayera nataka-sloka pade nirantara

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; vilapa—lamentation; kare—does; vihvala—bewildered; antara—within; rayera—of Sri Ramananda Raya; nataka—drama; sloka—verses; pade—recites; nirantara—constantly.

TRANSLATION

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always expressed bewilderment and lamented in separation from Krsna. At such times He used to recite the slokas from Ramananda Raya’s drama known as Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka.

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prema-ccheda-rujo ’vagacchati harir nayam na ca prema va

sthanasthanam avaiti napi madano janati no durbalah

anyo veda na canya-duhkham akhilam no jivanam vasravam

dvi-trany eva dinani yauvanam idam ha-ha vidhe ka gatih

SYNONYMS

prema-cheda-rujah—the sufferings of a broken loving relationship; avagacchati—knows; harih—the Supreme Lord; na—not; ayam—this; na ca—nor; prema—love; va—nor; sthana—the proper place; asthanam—an unsuitable place; avaiti—knows; na—not; api—also; madanah—Cupid; janati—knows; nah—us; durbalah—very weak; anyah—another; veda—knows; na—not; ca—also; anya-duhkham—the difficulties of others; akhilam—all; nah—our; jivanam—life; va—or; asravam—simply full of miseries; dvi—two; trani—three; eva—certainly; dinani—days; yauvanam—youth; idam—this; ha-ha—alas; vidhe—O creator; ka—what; gatih—our destination.

TRANSLATION

"[Srimati Radharani used to lament:] ’Our Krsna does not realize what we have suffered from injuries inflicted in the course of loving affairs. We are actually misused by love because love does not know where to strike and where not to strike. Even Cupid does not know of our very weakened condition. What should I tell anyone? No one can understand another’s difficulties. Our life is actually not under our control, for youth will remain for two or three days and soon be finished. In this condition, O creator, what will be our destination?’

PURPORT

This verse is from the Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka (3.9), by Ramananda Raya.

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TEXT 19

upajila premankura, bhangila ye duhkha-pura,

krsna taha nahi kare pana

bahire nagara-raja, bhitare sathera kaja,

para-nari vadhe savadhana

SYNONYMS

upajila—grew up; prema-ankura—fructification of love of God; bhangila—was broken; ye—that; duhkha-pura—full of miseries; krsna—Lord Krsna; taha—that; nahi—not; kare—does; pana—drinking; bahire—externally; nagara-raja—the most attractive person; bhitare—within; sathera—of a cheater; kaja—activities; para-nari—others’ wives; vadhe—kills; savadhana—very careful.

TRANSLATION

[Srimati Radharani spoke thus, in distress due to separation from Krsna:] “Oh, what shall I say of My distress? After I met Krsna My loving propensities sprouted, but upon separating from Him I sustained a great shock, which is now continuing like the sufferings of a disease. The only physician for this disease is Krsna Himself, but He is not taking care of this sprouting plant of devotional service. What can I say about the behavior of Krsna? Outwardly He is a very attractive young lover, but at heart He is a great cheat, very expert in killing others’ wives.”

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sakhi he, na bujhiye vidhira vidhana

sukha lagi’ kailun prita, haila duhkha viparita,

ebe yaya, na rahe parana

SYNONYMS

sakhi he—(My dear) friend; na bujhiye—I do not understand; vidhira—of the Creator; vidhana—the regulation; sukha lagi’-for happiness; kailun—I did; prita—love; haila—it became; duhkha—unhappiness; viparita—the opposite; ebe—now; yaya—going; na—does not; rahe—remain; parana—life.

TRANSLATION

[Srimati Radharani continued lamenting about the consequences of loving Krsna:] "My dear friend, I do not understand the regulative principles given by the Creator. I loved Krsna for happiness, but the result was just the opposite. I am now in an ocean of distress. It must be that now I am going to die, for My vital force no longer remains. This is My state of mind.

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kutila prema ageyana, nahi jane sthanasthana,

bhala-manda nare vicarite

krura sathera guna-dore, hate-gale bandhi’ more,

rakhiyache, nari’ ukasite

SYNONYMS

kutila—crooked; prema—love of Krsna; ageyana—ignorant; nahi—does not; jane—know; sthana-asthana—a suitable place or unsuitable place; bhala-manda—what is good or what is bad; nare—not able; vicarite—to consider; krura—very cruel; sathera—of the cheater; guna-dore—by the ropes of the good qualities; hate—on the hands; gale—on the neck; bandhi’-binding; more—Me; rakhiyache—has kept; nari’-being unable; ukasite—to get relief.

TRANSLATION

"By nature loving affairs are very crooked. They are not entered with sufficient knowledge, nor do they consider whether a place is suitable or not, nor do they look forward to the results. By the ropes of His good qualities, Krsna, who is so unkind, has bound My neck and hands, and I am unable to get relief.

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TEXT 22

ye madana tanu-hina, para-drohe paravina,

panca bana sandhe anuksana

abalara sarire, vindhi’ kaila jarajare,

duhkha deya, na laya jivana

SYNONYMS

ye madana—that Cupid; tanu-hina—without a body; para-drohe—in putting others in difficulty; paravina—very expert; panca—five; bana—arrows; sandhe—fixes; anuksana—constantly; abalara—of an innocent woman; sarire—in the body; vindhi’-piercing; kaila—made; jarajare—almost invalid; duhkha deya—gives tribulation; na—does not; laya—take; jivana—the life.

TRANSLATION

"In My loving affairs there is a person named Madana. His qualities are thus: Personally He possesses no gross body, yet He is very expert in giving pains to others. He has five arrows, and fixing them on His bow, He shoots them into the bodies of innocent women. Thus these women become invalids. It would be better if He took My life without hesitation, but He does not do so. He simply gives Me pain.

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TEXT 23

anyera ye duhkha mane, anye taha nahi jane,

satya ei sastrera vicare

anya jana kahan likhi, na janaye prana-sakhi,

yate kahe dhairya dharibare

SYNONYMS

anyera—of others; ye—that; duhkha—unhappiness; mane—in the minds; anye—others; taha—that; nahi—do not; jane—know; satya—truth; ei—this; sastrera—of scripture; vicare—in the judgment; anya jana—other persons; kahan—what; likhi—I shall write; na janaye—do not know; prana-sakhi—My dear friends; yate—by which; kahe—speak; dhairya dharibare—to take patience.

TRANSLATION

"In the scriptures it is said that one person can never know the unhappiness in the mind of another. Therefore what can I say of My dear friends, Lalita and the others? Nor can they understand the unhappiness within Me. They simply try to console Me repeatedly, saying, ’Dear friend, be patient.’

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TEXT 24

’krsna--krpa-paravara, kabhu karibena angikara’

sakhi, tora e vyartha vacana

jivera jivana cancala, yena padma-patrera jala,

tata dina jive kon jana

SYNONYMS

krsna—Lord Krsna; krpa-paravara—an ocean of mercy; kabhu—sometimes; karibena—will make; angikara—acceptance; sakhi—My dear friend; tora—your; e—these; vyartha—untruthful; vacana—complimentary words; jivera—of the living entity; jivana—life; cancala—flickering; yena—like; padma-patrera—of the leaf of the lotus flower; jala—the water; tata—so many; dina—days; jive—lives; kon—what; jana—person.

TRANSLATION

"I say, ’My dear friends, you are asking Me to be patient, saying that Krsna is an ocean of mercy and that some time in the future He will accept Me. However, I must say that this will not console Me. A living entity’s life is very flickering. It is like water on the leaf of a lotus flower. Who will live long enough to expect Krsna’s mercy?

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sata vatsara paryanta, jivera jivana anta,

ei vakya kaha na vicari’

narira yauvana-dhana, yare krsna kare mana,

se yauvana-dina dui-cari

SYNONYMS

sata vatsara paryanta—up to one hundred years; jivera—of the living entity; jivana—of the life; anta—the end; ei vakya—this word; kaha—you speak; na—without; vicari’-making consideration; narira—of a woman; yauvana-dhana—the wealth of youthfulness; yare—in which; krsna—Lord Krsna; kare—does; mana—intention; se yauvana—that youthfulness; dina—days; dui-cari—two or four.

TRANSLATION

" ’A human being does not live more than a hundred years. You should also consider that the youthfulness of a woman, which is the only attraction for Krsna, remains for only a few days.

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agni yaiche nija-dhama, dekhaiya abhirama,

patangire akarsiya mare

krsna aiche nija-guna, dekhaiya hare mana,

pache duhkha-samudrete dare

SYNONYMS

agni—fire; yaiche—like; nija-dhama—his own place; dekhaiya—showing; abhirama—attractive; patangire—the flies; akarsiya—attracting; mare—kills; krsna—Lord Krsna; aiche—in that way; nija-guna—His transcendental qualities; dekhaiya—showing; hare mana—attracts our mind; pache—in the end; duhkha-samudrete—in an ocean of unhappiness; dare—drowns.

TRANSLATION

“ ’If you say that Krsna is an ocean of transcendental qualities and therefore must be merciful some day, I can only say that He is like fire, which attracts flies by its dazzling brightness and kills them. Such are the qualities of Krsna. By showing us His transcendental qualities, He attracts our minds, and then later, by separating from us, He drowns us in an ocean of unhappiness.’ ”

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TEXT 27

eteka vilapa kari’, visade sri-gaurahari,

ughadiya duhkhera kapata

bhavera taranga-bale, nana-rupe mana cale,

ara eka sloka kaila patha

SYNONYMS

eteka—in this way; vilapa—lamentation; kari’-doing; visade—in moroseness; sri-gaurahari—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ughadiya—opening; duhkhera—of unhappiness; kapata—doors; bhavera—of ecstasy; taranga-bale—by the force of the waves; nana-rupe—in various ways; mana—His mind; cale—wanders; ara eka—another one; sloka—verse; kaila—did; patha—recite.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lamented in a great ocean of sadness, and thus He opened the doors of His unhappiness. Forced by the waves of ecstasy, His mind wandered over transcendental mellows, and in this way He recited another verse [as follows].

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sri-krsna-rupadi-nisevanam vina

vyarthani me ’hany akhilendriyany alam

pasana-suskendhana-bharakany aho

bibharmi va tani katham hata-trapah

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-rupa-adi—of the transcendental form and pastimes of Lord Sri Krsna; nisevanam—the service; vina—without; vyarthani—meaningless; me—My; ahani—days; akhila—all; indriyani—senses; alam—entirely; pasana—dead stones; suska—dry; indhana—wood; bharakani—burdens; aho—alas; bibharmi—I bear; va—or; tani—all of them; katham—how; hata-trapah—without shame.

TRANSLATION

" ’My dear friends, unless I serve the transcendental form, qualities and pastimes of Sri Krsna, all My days and all My senses will become entirely useless. Now I am uselessly bearing the burden of My senses, which are like stone blocks and dried wood. I do not know how long I will be able to continue without shame.’

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vamsi-ganamrta-dhama, lavanyamrta-janma-sthana,

ye na dekhe se canda vadana

se nayane kiba kaja, paduka tara munde vaja,

se nayana rahe ki karana

SYNONYMS

vamsi-gana-amrta-dhama—the abode of the nectar derived from the songs of the flute; lavanya-amrta-janma-sthana—the birthplace of the nectar of beauty; ye—anyone who; na—not; dekhe—sees; se—that; canda—moonlike; vadana—face; se—those; nayane—eyes; kiba kaja—what is the use; paduka—let there be; tara—his; munde—on the head; vaja—thunderbolt; se—those; nayana—eyes; rahe—keeps; ki—what; karana—reason.

TRANSLATION

"Of what use are eyes if one does not see the face of Krsna, which resembles the moon and is the birthplace of all beauty and the reservoir of the nectarean songs of His flute? Oh, let a thunderbolt strike his head! Why does he keep such eyes?

PURPORT

The moonlike face of Krsna is the reservoir of nectarean songs and the abode of His flute. It is also the root of all bodily beauty. If the eyes of the gopis are not engaged in seeing the beautiful face of Krsna, it is better that they be struck by a thunderbolt. For the gopis, to see anything but Krsna is uninteresting and, indeed, detestful. The gopis are never pleased to see anything but Krsna. The only solace for their eyes is the beautiful moonlike face of Krsna, the worshipful object of all senses. When they cannot see the beautiful face of Krsna, they actually see everything as vacant, and they desire to be struck by a thunderbolt. They do not find any reason to maintain their eyes when they are bereft of the beauty of Krsna.

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sakhi he, suna, mora hata vidhi-bala

mora vapu-citta-mana, sakala indriya-gana,

krsna vinu sakala viphala

SYNONYMS

sakhi he—O My dear friend; suna—please hear; mora—My; hata—lost; vidhi-bala—the strength of providence; mora—My; vapu—body; citta—consciousness; mana—mind; sakala—all; indriya-gana—senses; krsna—Lord Krsna; vinu—without; sakala—everything; viphala—futile.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friends, please hear Me. I have lost all providential strength. Without Krsna, My body, consciousness and mind, as well as all My senses, are useless.