Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 19 Verse 39

Antya-līlā | Chapter 19: The Inconceivable Behavior of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 19.39

kāhāń se cūḍāra ṭhāma, śikhi-piñchera uḍāna,

nava-meghe yena indra-dhanu

pītāmbara — taḍid-dyuti, muktā-mālā — baka-pāńti,

navāmbuda jini' śyāma-tanu

SYNONYMS

kāhāń — where; se — that; cūḍāra ṭhāma — beauty of the helmet; śikhi-piñchera uḍāna — upon which there is a peacock feather; nava-meghe — in a new cloud; yena — just like; indra-dhanu — the rainbow; pīta-ambara — yellow garments; taḍit-dyuti — like the illumination of lightning; muktā-mālā — pearl necklace; baka-pāńti — like rows of ducks; nava-ambuda — a new rain cloud; jini' — conquering; śyāma-tanu — the blackish body.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friend, where is that beautiful helmet with a peacock feather upon it like a rainbow upon a new cloud? Where are those yellow garments, shining like lightning? And where is that necklace of pearls that resemble flocks of ducks flying in the sky? The blackish body of Kṛṣṇa triumphs over the new blackish rain cloud.

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