Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 21 Verse 100

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 21.100

yan martya-līlaupayikaḿ sva-yoga-

māyā-balaḿ darśayatā gṛhītam

vismāpanaḿ svasya ca saubhagardheḥ

paraḿ padaḿ bhūṣaṇa-bhūṣaṇāńgam

SYNONYMS

yat — that which; martya-līlā — pastimes in the material world; aupayikam — just suitable for; sva — His own; yoga-māyā — of the spiritual potency; balam — the strength; darśayatā — showing; gṛhītam — accepted; vismāpanam — even producing wonder; svasya — for Himself; ca — also; saubhaga-ṛdheḥ — of abundant good fortune; param — supreme; padam — abode; bhūṣaṇa — of ornaments; bhūṣaṇa-ańgam — the limbs of which were the ornaments.

TRANSLATION

"'To exhibit the strength of His own spiritual potency, Lord Kṛṣṇa manifested a form just suitable for His pastimes in the material world. This form was wonderful even for Him and was the supreme abode of the wealth of good fortune. Its limbs were so beautiful that they increased the beauty of the ornaments worn on different parts of His body.'

PURPORT

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.2.12) is stated in a conversation between Vidura and Uddhava. Uddhava thus begins his description of the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in His form exhibited by yogamāyā.

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