CC Antya 18.84 (1996)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Antya-līlā 18.83 - Antya-līlā 18.85

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 84

sakhi he, dekha kṛṣṇera jala-keli-raṅge

kṛṣṇa matta kari-vara, cañcala kara-puṣkara,

gopī-gaṇa kariṇīra saṅge

SYNONYMS

sakhi he — O My dear friends; dekha — just see; kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; jala-keli — of the pastimes in the water; raṅge — the sporting mood; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; matta — maddened; kari-vara — chief elephant; cañcala — restless; kara-puṣkara — lotus palms; gopī-gaṇa — the gopīs; kariṇīra — of the she-elephants; saṅge — in the company.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friends, just see Lord Kṛṣṇa's sporting pastimes in the water! Kṛṣṇa's restless palms resemble lotus flowers. He is just like the chief of mad elephants, and the gopīs who accompany Him are like she-elephants.

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