Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 1 Verse 153

Antya-līlā | Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 1.153

gṛhāntaḥ khelantyo nija-sahaja-bālyasya balanād

abhadraḿ bhadraḿ vā kim api hi na jānīmahi manāk

vayaḿ netuḿ yuktāḥ katham aśaraṇāḿ kām api daśāḿ

kathaḿ vā nyāyyā te prathayitum udāsīna-padavī

SYNONYMS

gṛha-antaḥ khelantyaḥ — who were engaged in childish play within the house; nija — one's own; sahaja — simple; bālyasya — of childhood; balanāt — on account of influence; abhadram — bad; bhadram — good; vā — or; kim api — what; hi — certainly; na — not; jānīmahi — We did know; manāk — even slightly; vayam — We; netum — to lead; yuktāḥ — suitable; katham — how; aśaraṇām — without surrender; kām api — such as this; daśām — to the condition; katham — how; vā — or; nyāyyā — correct; te — of You; prathayitum — to manifest; udāsīna — of carelessness; padavī — the position.

TRANSLATION

"'I was engaged in My own playful activities in My home, and because of My childish innocence I did not know right from wrong. Therefore, is it good for You to have forced Us into being so much attracted to You and then to have neglected Us? Now You are indifferent to Us. Do You think this is right?'

PURPORT

This verse (Vidagdha-mādhava 2.46) is spoken to Kṛṣṇa by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

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