Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 4 Verse 260

Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.260

rūpe kaḿsa-harasya lubdha-nayanāḿ sparśe 'tihṛṣyat-tvacaḿ

vāṇyām utkalita-śrutiḿ parimale saḿhṛṣṭa-nāsā-puṭām

ārajyad-rasanāḿ kilādhara-puṭe nyañcan-mukhāmbho-ruhāḿ

dambhodgīrṇa-mahā-dhṛtiḿ bahir api prodyad-vikārākulām

SYNONYMS

rūpe — in the beauty; kaḿsa-harasya — of Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Kaḿsa; lubdha — captivated; nayanām — whose eyes; sparśe — in the touch; ati-hṛṣyat — very jubilant; tvacam — whose skin; vāṇyām — in the vibration of the words; utkalita — very eager; śrutim — whose ear; parimale — in the fragrance; saḿhṛṣṭa — stolen by happiness; nāsā-puṭām — whose nostrils; ārajyat — being completely attracted; rasanām — whose tongue; kila — what to speak of; adhara-puṭe — to the lips; nyañcat — bending down; mukha — whose face; ambhaḥ-ruhām — like a lotus flower; dambha — by pride; udgīrṇa — manifesting; mahā-dhṛtim — great patience; bahiḥ — externally; api — although; prodyat — manifesting; vikāra — transformations; ākulām — overwhelmed.

TRANSLATION

"'Her eyes are enchanted by the beauty of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Kaḿsa. Her body thrills in pleasure at His touch. Her ears are always attracted to His sweet voice, Her nostrils are enchanted by His fragrance, and Her tongue hankers for the nectar of His soft lips. She hangs down her lotuslike face, exercising self-control only by pretense, but She cannot help showing the external signs of Her spontaneous love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.'

PURPORT

Thus Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes the countenance of Rādhārāṇī.

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