Antya-līlāChapter 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 15.81

tāsāḿ tat-saubhaga-madaḿ

vīkṣya mānaḿ ca keśavaḥ

praśamāya prasādāya

tatraivāntaradhīyata

SYNONYMS

tāsām — of the gopīs; tat — their; saubhaga-madam — pride due to great fortune; vīkṣya — seeing; mānam — conception of superiority; ca — and; keśavaḥKṛṣṇa, who subdues even Ka (Lord Brahmā) and Īśa (Lord Śiva); praśamāyato subdue; prasādāyato show mercy; tatra — there; eva — certainly; antaradhīyata — disappeared.

TRANSLATION

"'The gopīs became proud of their great fortune. To subdue their sense of superiority and show them special favor, Keśava, the subduer of even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, disappeared from the rāsa dance.'"

PURPORT

This verse quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.48) was spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

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