Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 4 Verse 117

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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.117

vācā sūcita-śarvarī-rati-kalā-prāgalbhyayā rādhikāḿ

vrīḍā-kuñcita-locanāḿ viracayann agre sakhīnām asau

tad-vakṣo-ruha-citra-keli-makarī-pāṇḍitya-pāraḿ gataḥ

kaiśoraḿ saphalī-karoti kalayan kuñje vihāraḿ hariḥ

SYNONYMS

vācā — by speech; sūcita — revealing; śarvarī — of the night; rati — in amorous pastimes; kalā — of the portion; prāgalbhyayā — the importance; rādhikām — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; vrīḍā — from shame; kuñcita-locanām — having Her eyes closed; viracayan — making; agre — before; sakhīnām — Her friends; asau — that one; tat — of Her; vakṣaḥ-ruha — on the breasts; citra-keli — with variegated pastimes; makarī — in drawing dolphins; pāṇḍitya — of cleverness; pāram — the limit; gataḥ — who reached; kaiśoram — adolescence; sa-phalī-karoti — makes successful; kalayan — performing; kuñje — in the bushes; vihāram — pastimes; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Kṛṣṇa made Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī close Her eyes in shame before Her friends by His words relating Their amorous activities on the previous night. Then He showed the highest limit of cleverness in drawing pictures of dolphins in various playful sports on Her breasts. In this way Lord Hari made His youth successful by performing pastimes in the bushes with Śrī Rādhā and Her friends."

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.1.231) of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

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