Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 17 Verse 293

Ādi-līlā | Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 17.293

rāsārambha-vidhau nilīya vasatā kuñje mṛgākṣī-gaṇair

dṛṣṭaḿ gopayituḿ svam uddhura-dhiyā yā suṣṭhu sandarśitā

rādhāyāḥ praṇayasya hanta mahimā yasya śriyā rakṣituḿ

sā śakyā prabhaviṣṇunāpi hariṇā nāsīc catur-bāhutā

SYNONYMS

rāsa-ārambha-vidhau — in the matter of beginning the rāsa dance; nilīya — having hidden; vasatā — sitting; kuñje — in a grove; mṛga-akṣī-gaṇaiḥ — by the gopīs, who had eyes resembling those of deer; dṛṣṭam — being seen; gopayitum — to hide; svam — Himself; uddhura-dhiyā — by first-class intelligence; yā — which; suṣṭhu — perfectly; sandarśitā — exhibited; rādhāyāḥ — of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; praṇayasya — of the love; hanta — just see; mahimā — the glory; yasya — of which; śriyā — the opulence; rakṣitum — to protect that; sā — that; śakyā — able; prabhaviṣṇunā — by Kṛṣṇa; api — even; hariṇā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; na — not; āsīt — was; catuḥ-bāhutā — four-armed form.

TRANSLATION

"Prior to the rāsa dance, Lord Kṛṣṇa hid Himself in a grove just to have fun. When the gopīs came, their eyes resembling those of deer, by His sharp intelligence He exhibited His beautiful four-armed form to hide Himself. But when Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī came there, Kṛṣṇa could not maintain His four arms in Her presence. This is the wonderful glory of Her love."

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi, by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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